List of New York Yankees first-round draft picks

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Derek Jeter (1992) has won five World Series titles with the New York Yankees, and was the Rookie of the Year in 1996. Derek Jeter batting stance allison.jpg
Derek Jeter (1992) has won five World Series titles with the New York Yankees, and was the Rookie of the Year in 1996.

The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York. They play in the American League East division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft, the Yankees have selected 46 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [1] the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. [1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. [2]

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Of the 48 players the Yankees have selected in the first round, 23 were pitchers. Of these, 18 were right-handed and 5 were left-handed. The Yankees have drafted ten outfielders, six shortstops, three catchers, three first basemen, and three third basemen. The team has never drafted a player at second base. [3] The Yankees drafted 29 players out of high school, and drafted 18 players out of college. [3] Eleven of the players came from high schools or colleges in the state of California, and Florida follows with five players. [3]

Four first-round picks have won championships with the franchise: Thurman Munson (1977 and 1978), Derek Jeter (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009), Phil Hughes (2009), and Joba Chamberlain (2009). Munson and Jeter have both also served as team captains for the Yankees. [4] Derek Jeter is the only one of the Yankees' first-round picks to have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Two of the Yankees' picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year award; Munson won the award in 1970, and Jeter won the award in 1996. [5]

The Yankees have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 19 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. [3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season, [2] [6] [V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. [7] The Yankees have been awarded compensatory draft choices for failing to sign first round picks Tyrell Godwin (1997) and Gerrit Cole (2008). [3] Though the Yankees also failed to sign Mark Prior (1998), they were not awarded a compensatory pick, as Prior was chosen with the pick received for Godwin, and compensatory rules only allow for one compensation pick for failing to sign a player. [1] The Yankees have also surrendered 10 first round picks due to free agent signings. [3]

Key

YearEach year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft.
PositionIndicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
PickIndicates the number of the pick within the first round
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
*Player did not sign with the Yankees
§Indicates a supplemental pick

Picks

Carl Everett (1990) was the first player drafted by the Yankees in the first round since 1985. Carl Everett.JPG
Carl Everett (1990) was the first player drafted by the Yankees in the first round since 1985.
Mark Prior (1998) was one of three first-round draft picks who the Yankees did not sign. Mark Prior.jpg
Mark Prior (1998) was one of three first-round draft picks who the Yankees did not sign.
Eric Duncan (2003) was the only player drafted by the Yankees in the first round from New Jersey. EricDuncan.jpg
Eric Duncan (2003) was the only player drafted by the Yankees in the first round from New Jersey.
Phil Hughes (2004) was the Yankees' compensatory selection for losing Andy Pettitte to the Houston Astros. Phil Hughes 2008.jpg
Phil Hughes (2004) was the Yankees' compensatory selection for losing Andy Pettitte to the Houston Astros.
Jeffrey Marquez (2004) was one of two players the Yankees drafted in 2004 from California. SWBJeffMarquez.png
Jeffrey Marquez (2004) was one of two players the Yankees drafted in 2004 from California.
Joba Chamberlain (2006) was one of five consecutive pitchers the Yankees drafted in the first round. Joba Chamberlain pitching 2011.jpg
Joba Chamberlain (2006) was one of five consecutive pitchers the Yankees drafted in the first round.
YearNamePositionSchool (Location)PickRef
1965 Bill Burbach Right-handed pitcher Wahlert High School
(Dickeyville, Wisconsin)
19 [8]
1966 Jim Lyttle Outfielder Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)
10 [9]
1967 Ron Blomberg First baseman Druid Hills High School
(Decatur, Georgia)
1 [10]
1968 Thurman Munson Catcher Kent State University
(Kent, Ohio)
4 [11]
1969 Charlie Spikes Third baseman Central Memorial High School
(Bogalusa, Louisiana)
11 [12]
1970 Dave CheadleLeft-handed pitcher Asheville High School
(Asheville, North Carolina)
12 [13]
1971 Terry Whitfield Outfielder Palo Verde High School
(Blythe, California)
19 [14]
1972 Scott McGregor Left-handed pitcher El Segundo High School
(El Segundo, California)
14 [15]
1973 Doug HeinholdRight-handed pitcher Stroman High School
(Victoria, Texas)
13 [16]
1974 Dennis Sherrill Shortstop South Miami High School
(Miami, Florida)
12 [17]
1975 Jim McDonald First baseman Verbum Dei High School
(Compton, California)
19 [18]
1976 Pat Tabler Outfielder McNicholas High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
16 [19]
1977 Steve TaylorRight-handed pitcher University of Delaware
(Newark, Delaware)
23 [20]
1978 Rex Hudler Shortstop Bullard High School
(Fresno, California)
18§ [a] [21]
1978 Matt Winters Outfielder Williamsville High School
(Williamsville, New York)
24§ [b] [21]
1978 Brian RyderRight-handed pitcher Shrewsbury High School
(Shrewsbury, Massachusetts)
26 [21]
1979 no first-round pick [c] [22]
1980 no first-round pick [d] [23]
1981 no first-round pick [e] [24]
1982 no first-round pick [f] [25]
1983 no first-round pick [g] [26]
1984 Jeff PriesRight-handed pitcher University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)
22 [27]
1985 Anthony BalabonRight-handed pitcher Conestoga High School
(Berwyn, Pennsylvania)
28§ [h] [28]
1986 no first-round pick [i] [29]
1987 no first-round pick [j] [30]
1988 no first-round pick [k] [31]
1989 no first-round pick [l] [32]
1990 Carl Everett Outfielder Hillsborough High School
(Tampa, Florida)
10 [33]
1991 Brien Taylor Left-handed pitcher East Carteret High School
(Beaufort, North Carolina)
1 [34]
1992 Derek Jeter Shortstop Kalamazoo Central High School
(Kalamazoo, Michigan)
6 [35]
1993 Matt Drews Right-handed pitcher Sarasota High School
(Sarasota, Florida)
13 [36]
1994 Brian Buchanan First baseman University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)
24 [37]
1995 Shea Morenz Outfielder The University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)
27 [38]
1996 Eric Milton Left-handed pitcher University of Maryland, College Park
(College Park, Maryland)
20§ [m] [39]
1997 Tyrell Godwin * Outfielder East Bladen High School
(Elizabethtown, North Carolina)
24§ [n] [40]
1997 Ryan Bradley Right-handed pitcher Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)
40§ [o] [40]
1998 Andy Brown Outfielder Richmond High School
(Richmond, Indiana)
24 [41]
1998 Mark Prior *Right-handed pitcher University High School
(San Diego, California)
43§ [p] [41]
1999 David WallingRight-handed pitcher University of Arkansas
(Fayetteville, Arkansas)
27 [42]
2000 David Parrish Catcher University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
28 [43]
2001 John-Ford Griffin Outfielder Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)
23§ [q] [44]
2001 Bronson Sardinha Shortstop Kamehameha High School
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
34§ [r] [44]
2001 Jon SkaggsRight-handed pitcher Rice University
(Houston, Texas)
42§ [s] [44]
2002 no first-round pick [t] [45]
2003 Eric Duncan Third baseman Seton Hall Preparatory School
(West Orange, New Jersey)
27 [46]
2004 Phil Hughes Right-handed pitcher Foothill High School
(Santa Ana, California)
23§ [u] [47]
2004 Jonathan Poterson Catcher Chandler High School
(Chandler, Arizona)
37§ [v] [47]
2004 Jeffrey Marquez Right-handed pitcher Sacramento City College
(Sacramento, California)
41§ [w] [47]
2005 Carl Henry Shortstop Putnam City High School
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
17 [48]
2006 Ian Kennedy Right-handed pitcher University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)
21§ [x] [49]
2006 Joba Chamberlain Right-handed pitcher University of Nebraska–Lincoln
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
41§ [y] [49]
2007 Andrew Brackman Right-handed pitcher North Carolina State University
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
30 [50]
2008 Gerrit Cole *Right-handed pitcher Orange Lutheran High School
(Orange, California)
28 [51]
2008 Jeremy Bleich Left-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)
44§ [z] [51]
2009 Slade Heathcott Outfielder Texas High School
(Texarkana, Texas)
29§ [aa] [52]
2010 Cito Culver Shortstop West Irondequoit High School
(Irondequoit, New York)
32 [53]
2011 Dante Bichette, Jr. Third Baseman Orangewood Christian High School
(Maitland, Florida)
51§ [ab] [54]
2012 Ty Hensley Right-handed pitcher Santa Fe High School
(Edmond, Oklahoma)
30 [55]
2013 Eric Jagielo Third Baseman University of Notre Dame
(South Bend, Indiana)
26 [56]
2013 Aaron Judge Outfielder California State University, Fresno
(Fresno, California)
32§ [56]
2013 Ian Clarkin Left-handed pitcher James Madison High School
(San Diego, California)
33§ [56]
2014 no first-round pick [57]
2015 James Kaprielian Right-handed pitcher University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)
16 [58]
2015 Kyle Holder Shortstop University of San Diego
(San Diego, California)
30§ [58]
2016 Blake Rutherford Outfielder Chaminade College Prep
(West Hills, California)
18 [59]
2017 Clarke Schmidt Right-handed pitcher University of South Carolina
(Columbia, SC)
16 [60]
2018 Anthony Seigler Catcher Cartersville High School
(Cartersville, GA)
23 [61]
2019 Anthony Volpe Shortstop Delbarton School
(Morristown, NJ)
30
2019 T. J. Sikkema Left-handed pitcher University of Missouri
(Columbia, MO)
38§
2020 Austin Wells Catcher University of Arizona
(Tucson, AZ)
28
2021 Trey Sweeney Shortstop Eastern Illinois University
(Charleston, IL)
20
2022 Spencer Jones Outfielder Vanderbilt University
(Nashville, TN)
25
2023 George Lombard Jr. shortstop Gulliver Preparatory School
(Pinecrest, Florida)
26
2024 Ben Hess Right-Handed Pitcher University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa, AL)
26

Footnotes

See also

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