In a normal MLB draft with 40 rounds, teams are willing to take some chances — especially in the later rounds. It is common to see teams draft talented high-school, or draft eligible college sophomores late in a give draft even with the knowledge that those players are likely heading to or back to college. It is worth the risk as those players taken in the late rounds often blossom into players that command a pick near the top of the draft.
In 2019, the Yankees took just that chance on right-handed pitcher Montana Semmel, who is primed to show that the organization landed a top-of-the-draft talent in the later rounds.