From the same source as Cody Bellinger, the Yankees went with a prep arm in Round 3, which is probably the safest place to “go for it” with a high school hurler.
Not the first Louisville second baseman the Yankees have selected in recent years! They love the program.
Cooper Bowman, chosen with the Yankees’ fourth-round pick, might be a player without a position moving forward, but he can certainly hit.
First baseman Tyler Hardman out of Oklahoma unfortunately is a potent righty instead of a lefty bat, but he powered through the Big 12 last season, destroying the baseball to the tune of a .397 average and 89 hits; both marks led the conference.
Since we like to stoke rivalries here whenever possible, here’s an example of MLB Pipeline wildly diverging from Baseball America with their prospecting assessment.