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Message: [QUOTE="AirForceOrange, post: 2222663, member: 1668"] [URL="http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/96509/gleyber-torres-is-about-to-take-over-third-base-in-the-Bronx"]Gleyber Torres is about to take over third base in the Bronx[/URL] [URL="http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19649418/aaron-judge-new-york-yankees-rookie-returns-california-roots"]Yankees rookie Judge returns to Cali roots[/URL] [URL="http://www.espn.com/blog/keith-law/insider/post?id=7244"]Keith Law's draft recap: American League team-by-team breakdown[/URL] [B]New York Yankees [URL='http://www.espn.com/blog/keith-law/insider/post?id=7154#clarkeschmidt'][U]Clarke Schmidt[/U][/URL][/B] (1) was probably going to be drafted in the teens if he'd stayed healthy all spring, as he had been bumping 97 mph with his usual strong results, but South Carolina brought him back fast from an oblique strain, throwing him right back into the fire with three straight 100-pitch outings, after which his elbow screamed. He had Tommy John surgery in April and will be out until at least next spring. When healthy, he was throwing 94-97 mph with good life, plus a short downer mid-80s breaking ball and a big action changeup that he didn't use very often. He has a rough arm action with timing issues, where his arm is very late when his front leg strikes; when I saw him at the SEC tournament in 2016 I thought he'd end up a reliever or hurt. [B][URL='http://www.espn.com/blog/keith-law/insider/post?id=7154#mattsauer'][U]Matt Sauer[/U][/URL][/B] (2) is also a tough-delivery guy -- a big, athletic kid throwing up to 95 mph with a good breaking ball but with a lot of head violence in his delivery and a cutoff landing that brings him back across his body too. I know some teams were fine with the way his arm works despite all of that and saw a mid-rotation starter. Arkansas right-hander [B]Trevor Stephan[/B] (3) has shown a plus fastball but no above-average second pitch and he has a rough cross-body delivery. He started in his one year with the Hogs but is probably a reliever in pro ball. Texas prep outfielder [B]Canaan Smith[/B] (4) is a former quarterback with a football build; he's strong for 6-footer but his swing is out of control and I worry there's a lot of swing-and-miss here. [B]Glenn Otto[/B] (5) is a Rice pitcher, with the added injury risk that that always carries, and he missed fall ball because of arm soreness. He worked primarily in relief this year, throwing heat sitting in the low to mid 90s and walking a man every other inning. [URL="http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19648763/yankees-put-cc-sabathia-dl-grade-2-hamstring-strain"]Yanks put Sabathia on DL with hamstring strain[/URL] [URL="http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/236803990/gary-sanchez-exits-3-hit-game-with-injury/?topicId=27118390"]Gary Sanchez exits 3-hit game with injury[/URL] [URL="http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/236668968/severino-manaea-to-duel-riding-hot-streaks/?topicId=26688836"]Severino, Manaea to duel riding hot streaks[/URL] [URL="http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2017/06/16/236767784/aaron-judge-almost-hits-oakland-fan-with-bp-homer"]Aaron Judge hit back-to-back monster homers to center in BP and almost hit an A's fan[/URL] [URL="http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/236725744/yankees-greg-bird-has-setback-in-injury-rehab/"]Yankees' Greg Bird has setback in injury rehab[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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