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DotF: Drury and McKinney go deep in Scranton’s loss

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Some notes to get us started:

  • The Yankees have signed VMI OF Matt Pita (12th round) to a $147,500 bonus, reports Jonathan Mayo. Slot money after the tenth round is $125,000. Pita counts as $22,500 against the bonus pool. Here’s our Bonus Pool Tracker. You can read about Pita in our Day Three draft recap.
  • 3B Brandon Drury and RHP Cody Carroll were named to the Triple-A International League All-Star Game. Here’s the roster. I’m guessing this is not the All-Star team Drury and the Yankees had in mind this season. The Triple-A All-Star Game is July 11th in Columbus this year.
  • OF Steven Sensley has been promoted to High-A Tampa, the team announced. Last year’s 12th round pick hit .277/.354/.498 (138 wRC+) with ten homers in 67 games for Low-A Charleston.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-2 loss to Lehigh Valley)

  • 3B Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 CS — first start at third base since being sent down … I’m not sure he has the arm for the position, but might as well try it
  • CF Clint Frazier: 0-4, 2 K — threw a runner out at second
  • 1B Brandon Drury: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — second homer in four games
  • DH Billy McKinney: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — ten homers in 41 games so far … his career high is 16 homers in 124 games last year
  • RHP A.J. Cole: 0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP — 14 of 26 pitches were strikes (54%) … I wouldn’t sweat the results … as long as he feels healthy and strong, that’s all that matters … he’s eligible to be activated off the disabled list in three days, so I bet he makes at least one more rehab appearance
  • LHP Justus Sheffield: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 7/4 GB/FB — 54 of 96 pitches were strikes (56%) … fifth time in nine Triple-A starts he’s allowed no more than one run … 82/33 K/BB in 72.2 innings

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2018 Draft Signings: Van Hoose, Maciejewski, Pita, Guerrero

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Maciejewski. (UNC Charlotte Athletics)

The three-day 2018 amateur draft is over and now teams will move on to signing their picks. The Yankees selected 40 players this year and will probably sign around 30. That’s a typical number. Here are my Day One, Day Two, and Day Three draft recaps. You can see all the Yankees’ picks here. Here’s the latest signing news:

  • As a reminder, Georgia HS C Anthony Seigler (1st round) has already said he’s signing. It hasn’t happened yet, but it will soon enough. “There’s no doubt in my mind that I’m definitely going to sign with the Yankees. This is a no-brainer for me,” he said on a conference call with reporters.
  • Bucknell RHP Connor Van Hoose (8th round) is already in Tampa according to David Driver, so he’s signing. He’s slotted for $159,800. As a bonus pool friendly college senior, it’s safe to assume Van Hoose is signing for something considerably less than lost.
  • UNC Charlotte LHP Josh Maciejewski (10th round) has signed, according to his agent’s Twitter feed. He’s slotted for $137,800. There’s no word on his bonus, but, as a college senior, I imagine he signed for much less than slot.
  • VMI OF Matt Pita (12th round) sounds like he’s going to sign. “I’ve always been a Yankees fan, so to be drafted by the Yankees is pretty special. VMI’s definitely prepared me in every way possible, so I feel … ready to go and start my career,” he said to Matt Gentry.
  • George Washington 3B Isiah Pasteur (13th) told Pat Stoetzer he’s ready to sign. “I don’t even have all the details as far as that goes right now. Just waiting for that phone call, and they’ll tell me where I’m flying to and when I need to be there,” he said.
  • Idaho HS C Alex Guerrero (18th round) signed for $125,000, he told KTIK. Slot money for every pick after the tenth round is $125,000. Every dollar over that counts against the bonus pool.
  • Bryant 1B Mickey Gasper (27th round) and Northeastern 3B Max Burt (28th round) both traveled to Tampa to sign today, reports Tom King. “I grew up a Yankees fan … It was always the Yankees. So this is a dream come true for me,” said Gasper.

Our 2018 Draft Pool Tracker page is up and running, so make sure you check that out. It is available at all times under the Resources tab. The signing deadline is Friday, July 6th this year.