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Why Yankees won't have top pick Anthony Seigler switch-pitch

Yankees top draft pick Anthony Seigler's incredible ability to pitch with either arm won't be used in the pros.

Not yet, anyway.

That's according to Yankees Vice President and Director of Amateur Scouting Damon Oppenheimer, the man responsible for team's draft operations, who spoke with reporters on a conference call on Thursday.

"Not at this point," Oppenheimer said. "At this point, we're seeing him as a switch-hitting catcher. The versatility he has and he's shown throughout his high school career is something that's attractive to us but the development as a catcher is the key here and that's what we're working on.