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MLB Draft: Yankees take Anthony Seigler with their first pick

I called it! With their first pick in the draft tonight, 23rd overall, the Yankees picked Anthony Seigler. He is a catcher from Cartersville High School in Georgia, and he has become famous for being both a switch-hitter and switch-pitcher. Sadly we will have to rely on high school videos to see that trick because with the Yankees he will be used strictly as a catcher. Here is some video from Baseball America:

A really cool profile by Zach Braziller in the New York Post talked about how Seigler developed his ambidextrousness and just how unique his versatility is.