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Yankees Draft Classes By Year

Director of Domestic Scouting: Damon Oppenheimer

YANKEES TOP PICK BY YEAR

Dax Kilbry
Ben Hess
George Lombard Jr
Spencer Jones
Trey Sweeney
Austin Wells
Anthony Volpe
Anthony Seigler
Clarke Schmidt
Blake Rutherford
James Kapriellan

2025
Dax Kilby
RD 1, Pick 39

Bonus: $2.8M | Slot Value: $2.51M

SS | Newnan High School, GA | MLB Rank: 62

18 YO | 6’2  185 | L/R

Hit 55 | Power 50 | Run 55 | 50 Arm | 45 Field | Overall 50

Debut: Aug. 8th 2025

ETA: 2028

2024
Ben Hess
RD 1, Pick 26

Bonus: $2.75M | Pick Value $3.33M

RHP | Alabama | MLB Rank: 45

22 YO | 6’5 255 | JR

FB: 60 | CRV: 50 | SL: 60 | CHG: 50 | CTRL: 50 | Overall 50

Debut: April 9, 2025

ETA: 2027

2023
George Lombard
RD 1, Pick 26

Bonus: $3.3M | Pick Value: $3.07M

SS | Gulliver Prep School | MLB Rank: 31

18 | 6’2 190 | R/R

Hit 50 | Power 55 | Run 50 | Arm 55 | Field 50 | Overall 50

Dubt: August 18, 2023

ETA: 2027

2022
Spencer Jones
RD 1, 25 Pick

Bonus: $2.88M | Pick Value: $2.88M

OF | Vanderbilt | JR | MLB Rank: 51

21 | 6’7 240 | L/L

Hit 50 | Power 55 | Run 50 | Arm 50 | Field 50 | Overall 50

ETA: 2026

2021
Trey Sweeney
RD 1, 20 Pick

Bonus: $3M | Pick Value: $3.24M

SS | Eastern Illinois | JR | MLB Rank: 55

21 | 6’3 215 | L/R

Hit 60 | Power 50 | Run 40 | Arm 55 | Field 40 | Overall 50

ETA: 2025

Debut: 8/16/2024 w/Detriot

2020
Austin Wells
RD 1, 28 Pick

Bonus: $2.5M | Pick Value: $2.42M

C | Arizona | SO | MLB Rank: 27

21 | 6’1 220 | L/R

Hit 50 | Power 45 | Run 40 | Arm 40 | Field 50 | Overall 45

ETA 2024

Debut: 9/1/23

2019
Anthony Volpe
RD 1, 30 Pick

Bonus: $2.74M | Pick Value: $2.37M

SS | Delbarton School (NJ) | MLB Rank: 63

18 | 5’10 197 | R/R

Hit 50 | Power 35 | Run 55 | Arm 50 | Field 55 | Overall 50

ETA: 2023

Debut: 3/30/23

2018
Anthony Siegler
RD 1, 23 Pick

Bonus: $2.82M | Pick Value: $2.82M

2B/C | Cartersville HS (GA) | MLB Rank: 46

18 | 5’10 190 | L/S

Hit 55 | Power 40 | Run 45 | Arm 55 | Field 55 | Overall 50

ETA: 2023

Debut: 7/2/25 w/Milwaukee

2017
Clarke Schmidt
RD 1, 16 Pick

Bonus: $2.18M | Pick Value: $3.46M

RHP | South Carolina | JR | MLB Rank: 49

21 | 6’1 200 | R/R

FB 60 | SL 55 | CRV 55 | CHG 50 | CTRL 50 | Overall 50

ETA 2022

Debut: 9/4/2020

2016
Blake Rutherford
RD 1, 23 Pick

Bonus: $3.28M | Pick Value: $N/A

OF | Chaminade Prep (CA) HS | MLB Rank: 8

18 | 6’1 205 | L/R

Hit 55 | Power 55 | Run 55 | Arm 50 | Field 50 | Overall 55

ETA: 2022

Debut: 8/4/2023 w/Washington

2015
James Kaprelian
RD 1, 16 Pick

Bonus: $2.65M | Pick Value: $ N/A

RHP | UCLA | JR | MLB Rank: 22

21 | 6’3 225 | R/R

FB 55 | SL 50 | CRV 50 | CHG 50 | CTRL 55 | Overall 45

ETA: 2021

Debut: 8/16/2020 w/Oakland

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