The Yankees have selected a hard-throwing reliever out of Dallas Baptist with their fifth round pick.
The Yankees continue their pitcher-heavy draft by selecting right-handed reliever Chance Adams out of Dallas Baptist with their fifth round pick in the 2015 MLB Draft. Adams has worked as a setup man for Dallas Baptist this season, pitching 69 innings with a 1.98 ERA and a 12.66 K/9. Chance is ranked 20th in the state of Texas and 245th overall by Baseball America.
Adams stands 6'0" and 205 pounds, and his mid 90s fastball that Jim Callis of MLB.com said was easily at 95 or 96 mph seems to be his calling card.