OAKLAND, Calif. — The Yankees have one of baseball’s best and deepest farm systems, and scouting director Damon Oppenheimer has a lot to do with it.
He drafted Aaron Judge in 2013 after 30 other clubs passed.
He drafted Dellin Betances, Jordan Montgomery and a lot of others whom either already are playing for the Yankees or are working their way up the minor-league ladder.
Oppenheimer is hoping a bunch of his latest finds from this week’s 2017 draft pan out in time, too.
Here are some Oppenheimer takes on his picks from his conference call with Yankees beat writers on Thursday:
