With their eighth-round selection, the 252nd overall, the Yankees took their third college pitcher of the day, Nicholas Judice. The 22-year-old is a right-hander coming off four years at the University of Louisiana Monroe.
Listed at 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds, Judice has a huge frame. He worked almost exclusively as a reliever in college, posting big strikeout and walk figures. His senior season at school was his best, running a 3.74 ERA in 53 innings, with 66 strikeouts against 11 walks.
Judice has reportedly added significant strength during his college years, with MLB Pipeline noting that he came out of high school at 6-foot-8 but just 185 pounds, with a fastball not much harder than 80 mph.