Okay, let’s squeeze one more mock in before the draft begins. Kevin Goldstein has the Yankees’ taking West Virginia infielder Jedd Gyorko (sub. req’d) in the first round, who’s done nothing but hit since stepping on campus (.404-.471-.674 with a 75-92 K/BB ratio during his college career). While the bat is legit, the downside is that Gyorko doesn’t really have a position. He played short for the Mountaineers, but at best he’ll be a slow second baseman, more likely a fringy third baseman or leftfielder in the big leagues.
It would be a pretty conservative first round pick, something that reeks of the Yanks’ 1999-2003 draft strategy.