The Yankees selected 40 players in the 2016 MLB Draft, which concluded on Saturday.
Three players the Yankees drafted are from the New York area. Greg Weissert, a right-handed pitcher from Fordham University was the Yankees’ 18th pick, 548th overall. Ben Ruta, and outfielder from Wagner College in Staten Island was the Yankees’ 30th pick, 908th overall. Tyler Honahan, a left-handed pitcher from SUNY-Stony Brook, was the Yankees’ 36th selection and was the 1,088th player chosen.
The complete list of players drafted by the Yankees:
1 (#18) Blake Rutherford OF Chaminade College Prep HS (Calif.) L/R 6’3”/195 5/2/97
2 (#62) Nick Solak 2B University of Louisville R/R 5’11”/180 1/11/95
3 (#98) Nolan Martinez RHP Culver City HS (Calif.) R/R 6’2”/175 6/30/98
4 (#128) Nick Nelson RHP Gulf Coast State College (Fla.) R/R 6’1”/205 12/5/95
5 (#158) Dom Thompson-Williams CF University of South Carolina L/L 6’0”/190 4/21/95
6 (#188) Brooks Kriske RHP University of Southern California R/R 6’3”/190 2/3/94
7 (#218) Keith Skinner C University of North Florida L/R 6’1”/200 4/14/94
8 (#248) Dalton Blaser 1B Cal. State-Fullerton L/L 6’1”/200 1/31/94
9 (#278) Tim Lynch 1B University of Southern Mississippi L/R 6’2”/220 6/3/93
10 (#308) Trevor Lane LHP University of Illinois-Chicago L/L 5’11”/185 4/26/94
11 (#338) Connor Jones LHP University of Georgia R/L 6’3”/190 11/17/94
12 (#368) Taylor Widener RHP University of South Carolina L/R 6’0”/195 10/24/94
13 (#398) Brian Trieglaff RHP TCU R/R 6’1”/190 6/13/94
14 (#428) Jordan Scott CF IMG Academy (Fla.) S/R 6’0”/210 5/23/97
15 (#458) Tony Hernandez LHP Monroe College (N.Y.) L/L 6’2”/215 8/8/96
16 (#488) Zach Linginfelter RHP Sevier County HS (Tenn.) L/R 6’5”/215 4/10/97
17 (#518) Mandy Alvarez 3B Eastern Kentucky University R/R 6’1”/205 7/14/94
18 (#548) Greg Weissert RHP Fordham University R/R 6’2”/215 2/4/95
19 (#578) Evan Alexander CF Hebron HS (Tex.) L/L 6’2”/175 2/26/98
20 (#608) Miles Chambers RHP Cal. State-Fullerton R/R 6’2”/205 10/22/93
21 (#638) Timothy Robinson CF USC R/R 6’1”/225 6/17/94
22 (#668) Blair Henley RHP Arlington Heights HS (Tex.) R/R 6’3”/175 5/14/97
23 (#698) Braden Bristo RHP Louisiana Tech R/R 6’0”/180 11/1/94
24 (#728) Joe Burton OF Harford Community College (Md.) R/R 6’4”/240 12/18/95
25 (#758) Edel Luaces CF No school R/R 6’5”/205 5/14/94
26 (#788) Gage Burland RHP Gonzaga University R/R 6’3”/220 6/27/95
27 (#818) Phillip Diehl LHP Louisiana Tech L/L 6’2”/180 7/16/94
28 (#848) William Jones RHP Lander University (S.C.) R/R 6’1”/195 3/15/93
29 (#878) Bo Weiss RHP Regis Jesuit HS (Colo.) R/R 6’3”/175 7/24/97
30 (#908) Ben Ruta OF Wagner College (N.Y.) R/L 6’3”/195 6/8/94
31 (#938) Miles Sandum LHP Granite Hills HS (Calif.) L/L 6’3”/215 7/2/97
32 (#968) Juan Cabrera RHP North Canyon HS (Ariz.) R/R 6’0”/175 4/19/97
33 (#998) Bryson Bowman OF Western Carolina University (N.C.) R/R 5’11”/200 5/2/94
34 (#1028) D.C. Clawson C Dana Hills HS (Calif.) L/R 6’1”/180 5/20/97
35 (#1058) Zack Hess RHP Liberty Christian Academy (Va.) R/R 6’6”/200 2/25/97
36 (#1088) Tyler Honahan LHP SUNY-Stony Brook R/L 6’3”/195 1/5/94
37 (#1118) Corey Dempster CF USC R/R 6’0”/180 3/17/95
38 (#1148) Sam Ferri C Notre Dame College Prep HS (Ill.) R/R 5’11”/180 1/4/98
39 (#1178) Brian Keller RHP University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee R/R 6’3”/190 6/21/94
40 (#1208) Nate Brown RHP Arrowhead Union HS (Wisc.) R/R 6’2”/185 1/15/98
Draft Breakdown:
BY SCHOOLING: College – 26, High School – 13, No school – 1
BY POSITION: Pitchers – 23 (17-RHP/ 6-LHP), Catchers – 3, Infielders – 4, Outfielders – 10