The New York Yankees will pick 16th and 30th in the first round of Monday’s draft. Their first selection will be their highest since 1993, when they took starting pitcher Matt Drews 12th overall. Drews, who never made the majors, was a wasted pick, with several future stars drafted later, although he was a piece in the trade for Cecil Fielder.
Since Drews, the Yankees haven’t picked higher than 17th, which occurred in 2005. The pick? C.J. Henry, a shortstop who, like Drews, never made the majors. Henry actually never got higher than High-A, and is currently playing in an Independent League, although he is only 29 years old.