THE YANKEES & DRAFT SIGNINGS

(In Photo: Dante Bichette Jr.)

The Yankees were able to secure 7 players that they selected in the draft before the deadline. We here at Bleeding Yankee Blue wanted to bring them to you.

(In Photo: Greg Bird)

Gregory Bird: This kid was in the 5^th round, 179^th overall and signed for $1.1 million. Bird played in the California Collegiate League. He's a catcher. Click on his name to read more. Bird had this to say about the Yankees, brought to you by the Denver Post: “It’s exciting... There’s still a long way to go."

(In Photo: Jake Cave)

Jake Cave: Cave is a left hitting outfielder who signed for $825,000. He was in the 6^th round and 209^th overall. Cave is a position player. The goal is to make him a center fielder by the beginning of his major league career. Cave played in the Coastal Plains League. More HERE from Yankees Daily.

(In Photo: William Davis)

William Davis: Davis a right hander in the 14^th round. It's reported the "Rookie" Davis will make $550,000, the "largest handed out to a player outside the top three rounds this year," according to the Jacksonville Daily News. While David can play shortstop and first base, the Yankees like him as a pitcher.

(In Photo: Daniel Camarena)

Daniel Camarena: This left hander was in the 20^th round. He signed for $335,000. MLB's Daily Dish says it best "Camarena is a polished lefty starter that tends to sit in the high-80's these days, but he flashes a quality curve ball and could develop into a quality pitcher down the road."

(In Photo: Chaz Herbert)

Chaz Herbert: Herbert is a left hander from the 27^th round. Herbert said of the signing, "It really came down to the last two days and me deciding what I really wanted to do, In the end, I did what I've always wanted to do and that's play professional baseball." That is brought to you by The Daily Advertiser. Herbert will please in the Rookie Gulf Coast League to finish out the minor league season and then report again in March to really start his professional career.

(In Photo: Joseph Maher)

Joe Maher: Maher is a right hander in the 38^th round. "The fall prior to his sophomore season, Joey Maher threw a pitch that registered 87 miles per hour on the radar gun," according to the Bedford Patch. and here's more from the Patch: "As a senior, he produced a .442 batting average while playing first base, third base and designated hitter on his non-pitching days."

(In Photo: Jordan Cote)

Jordan Cote: Cote was in the 3^rd round and signed for $725,000 instead of attending Coastal Carolina on a baseball scholarship. Cote is a former New Hampshire Union Leader Player of the Year and a right hander. He’ll report to Tampa, Fla. and play rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League. Read more HERE.

(In Photo: Dante Bichette Jr.)

Dante Bichette Jr: As you know, Bichette signed a $750,000 deal back on June 18^th and we wrote about it here on Bleeding Yankee Blue. Currently, Bichette is with the Gulf Coast League. He’s batting .338 with 13 doubles, 3 homers and 41 RBIs. Bichette is the son of former baseball great and friend of Joe Girardi, Dante Bichette.

Here's the full list of who the Yankees signed:

3B Dante Bichette Jr. (Comp. A)

RHP Jordan Cote (3rd rd.)

INF Matt Duran (4th)

C Gregory Bird (5th)

OF Jake Cave (6th)

1B Austin Jones (7th)

RHP Philip Wetherell (8th)

RHP Zachary Arneson (9th)

RHP Mark Montgomery (11th)

OF Cody Grice (12th)

OF Justin James (13th)

RHP William Davis (14th)

RHP Branden Pinder (16th)

RHP Hayden Sharp (18th)

RHP Robert Paullus (19th)

LHP Daniel Camarena (20th)

INF Zach Wilson (21st)

RHP Corey Maines (23rd)

LHP Matthew Tracy (24th)

LHP Chaz Herbert (27th)

RHP Joseph Maher (38th)

(Source: NJ.com)

Remember these names folks, we may see some of them n the Bigs one day. Exciting stuff coming out of Yankeeland.

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