With the 1,203rd pick out of a total 1,215 picks, the New York Yankees used their 40th-round pick on D-II National Player of the Year, Will Albertson of obscure Catawba College. While Albertson didn’t play Division I college baseball, his video game-like statistics led Albertson to the Yankees radar. In 62 games, he hit .467 with 26 home runs and 91 RBI’s, reaching base 53.1 percent of the time, and only striking out 21 times in nearly 300 plate appearances.
After leading his team all the way to the D-II World Series, which they lost 3-1 to the University of Tampa, Albertson is left with a difficult decision.