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By Steven Miller / MLB.com
After beginning the First-Year Player Draft with a pair of high school
selections, the Yankees went the college route for most of Day 2.
New York had 15 picks in Rounds 2-15 on Tuesday thanks to a compensatory
selection it received when the club did not sign Texas pitcher Sam Stafford
with the 88th overall pick last season. The Yankees used 10 of their picks on
college prospects.
The Yanks took Edmond Santa Fe High School right-hander Ty Hensley in the
first round on Monday, and Tuesday began with a high school selection as
well. Argyle (Texas) outfielder Austin Aune has already said that he will
sign, even though he moved into his dorm at Texas Christian University on
Sunday to begin his collegiate career as both a quarterback and baseball
player for the Horned Frogs.
Aune and Bradford (Wis.) outfielder Nathan Mikolas heard their names called
for the first time early on Tuesday, but New York picked four college
prospects who were drafted last season and did not sign. The Yankees
bolstered their already-strong catching depth with one of them: Miami (Fla.)
catcher Peter O'Brien.
O'Brien jumped from the third round last year to the second this year thanks
to a strong senior season, and all but one other pick moved up in the Draft
as well. Louisiana State right-hander Nicholas Goody jumped 16 rounds, Fresno
State reliever Taylor Garrison moved up 20 rounds and Alabama outfielder
Taylor Dugas remained an eighth-round pick.
Here's a rundown of all the Yankees' Day 2 selections:
Round 2, Austin Aune, CF, Argyle H.S. (Texas): The athletic Aune played
shortstop for most of his life, but the Yankees took him for his ability in
center field, where he played during his junior year at Argyle. The 6-foot-2
left-handed hitter drove in 41 runs while hitting eight homers with a .447
average in 28 games as a senior.
Round 2, Peter O'Brien, C, Miami (Fla.): The Rockies took the offensive
catcher in the third round last year, when he was at Bethune-Cookman. The
6-foot-5 backstop transferred to Miami for his senior season and hit .340
with 12 doubles, 10 home runs and 40 RBIs in 41 games.
Round 3, Nathan Mikolas, OF, Bradford H.S. (Wis.): Position is the issue
for this left-handed hitter from Kenosha, Wis., but at 6-foot-2 and 200
pounds, the Louisville signee is considered one of the best high school bats
in the Draft.
Round 4, Corey Black, RHP, Faulkner: The 5-foot-11 pitcher began his
career at San Diego State University but underwent Tommy John surgery and
transferred to Faulkner, where he went 11-2 with a 1.53 ERA in 88 innings. He
projects as a reliever with a 94- to 96-mph fastball.
Round 5, Robert Refsnyder, 2B, Arizona: The right-handed hitter played
outfield at Arizona, but with a lack of the power expected of a corner
outfielder at the big league level, he projects as a second baseman. He
played the infield in high school and hit .353 with 61 RBIs and 12 stolen
bases while starting all 60 games this season.
Round 6, Nicholas Goody, RHP, Louisiana State: The Yankees must like
Goody, because they selected him for the second time in as many years. He did
not sign out of the State College of Florida after New York took him in the
22nd round last season but transferred to LSU instead. He appeared in 33
games with 11 saves as the Tigers' closer, striking out 45, walking three and
posting a 2.51 ERA in 32 1/3 innings.
Round 7, Taylor Garrison, RHP, Fresno State: Garrison also saw his Draft
stock improve after he did not sign with the Dodgers as a 27th-round pick
last season. The career reliever returned for his senior year and saved 11
games in 28 appearances, throwing 42 1/3 innings, striking out 52 and posting
a 2.98 ERA.
Round 8, Taylor Dugas, CF, Alabama: The left-handed hitter did not sign
when the Cubs drafted him in the same round last year, but he returned to
Alabama to set the school's all-time hits record at 332. He started all 55
games as a senior, hitting .343 with 12 doubles, seven triples, two homers
and eight stolen bases.
Round 9, Derek Varnadore, RHP, Auburn: Varnadore was only 4-7 with a 4.93
ERA for Auburn, walking 30 and striking out 63 in 87 2/3 innings, but at
6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, the right-hander projects with some upside.
Round 10, Matt Snyder, 1B, Ole Miss: The 6-foot-6 slugger has Major League
bloodlines. His father, Brian, played 12 years professionally and two in the
big leagues, and his brother, Brandon, plays for the Rangers. Snyder hit .363
with seven home runs and 39 RBIs in 36 games as a senior.
Round 11, Caleb Frare, LHP, Custer County H.S. (Mont.): The hard-throwing
left-hander signed to play at Utah.
Round 12, Christopher Breen, C, Winter Springs H.S. (Fla.): The 6-foot-3
Breen is another offensive catcher the Yankees want to add to their
collection in the Minor Leagues, although he is signed to play at Seminole
State College.
Round 13, James Pazos, LHP, San Diego: The D-backs took Pazos in the 40th
round out of high school, but he went to college and posted a 2.14 ERA with
63 strikeouts in 63 innings this season as a reliever.
Round 14, Andrew Benak, RHP, Rice: The 6-foot-5 right-hander started 14
games and appeared in two more after spending his first three years mostly
out of the bullpen. He posted a 7-2 record with a 2.70 ERA and 72 strikeouts
in 66 2/3 innings.
Round 15, Dayton Dawe, RHP, A.B. Lucas H.S. (Canada): The 6-foot-3
Canadian throws a 93-mph fastball and has received tutelage from former
Yankees reliever Paul Quantrill, who is the pitching coach for Dawe's Ontario
Terriers squad.
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