Once seen as one of the New York Yankees elite pitching prospects, 23-year-old Ty Hensley has seen his career completely derailed by one injury after another since the club took him in the first round (30th overall) in the 2012 June amateur draft.
One of the top high school arms of that draft class, Hensley eventually signed for an under-slot $1.2 million signing bonus (down from the initial $1.6 million agreement) after “an abnormality” in his right shoulder was discovered.
Hensley made five appearances for the team’s Gulf Coast League affiliate as an 18-year-old, allowing four earned runs in 12 innings (3.