Baseball’s annual amateur draft will begin Monday, which means all 30 teams are about to add many new players to their organizations. The draft is an exciting time. Thousands of young players will take a step toward achieving their dream of being a big league ballplayer. Only a handful will make it, of course. Even fewer will stick in MLB long-term.
The Yankees came into the season with one of the best farm systems in baseball, and already the system has undergone drastic change. Miguel Andujar, the No. 3 prospect on my preseason top 30 list, has graduated to the big leagues, and both Gleyber Torres (No.