The Yankees pick 16th in Monday’s draft, their highest selection since taking Matt Drews 12th in 1993.
They have been so good for two-plus decades that they no longer have access to high draft picks. But that is bad because it means the Yankees do not have access to high draft picks.
Consider that through May 31, 768 players who had been drafted had played at least one inning in the majors this year. And 139 of them were taken before the Yankees ever selected.
That means the Yanks did not have even a chance to pick 18.