The Yankees are targeting a college bat for the upcoming draft, according to Baseball America's John Manuel.
In his latest mock draft, Manuel has the Yankees picking 21-year-old catcher Matt Thaiss.
From Manuel:
18. YANKEES: New York's success with pitchers has been well-documented. We've always tied them in with pitchers this spring, but word this week is that was inaccurate, and the focus has been on finding a college bat such as Virginia's Matt Thaiss or Wake Forest's Will Craig. Thaiss' defense is shy but teams are very comfortable with his bat in the middle of the first round, and his game-tying homer Thursday at the ACC tournament showed his easy power again.