Category Archives: 2012 MLB Draft

Yankees 2012 22nd round draft pick: Bret Marks

With their 22nd pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Bret Marks, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound right handed pitcher out of Wallace State Community College. A 20-year-old sidearmer, Marks pitched in 23 games this season and put up a 1.85 ERA with 80 strikeouts and 18 walks in 68 innings this season. His ...

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Yankees 2012 21st round draft pick: Jimmy Reed

With their 21st pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected James Reed, a 5-foot-11, 165-pound left handed pitcher out of the University of Maryland. This tiny, 21-year-old lefty, started the season as Maryland's closer, racking up eight saves (2nd most in a single season in the school's history) before he was converted ...

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Yankees 2012 20th round draft pick: Mikey Reynolds

With their 20th pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Michael Reynolds, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound shortstop out of Texas A&M. Reynolds, a 21-year-old junior, was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 30th round of last year's draft. In 58 games this season, he hit .306/.417/.403 with just one home runs and 21 stolen ...

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Yankees 2012 19th round draft pick: Dietrich Enns

With their 19th round pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Dietrich Enns, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound left handed pitcher out of Central Michigan University. A 21-year-old college junior, Enns is primarily a reliever who posted a 2.34 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 23 walks in 57.2 innings. He's a guy who has also ...

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Yankees 2012 17th round draft pick: Tim Flight

With their 17th round pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Tim Flight, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound left handed pitcher out of Southern New Hampshire University. The 21-year-old Flight was named NCBWA and ABCA Division II Pitcher of the Year and he is a finalist for the Tino Martinez award, given to the ...

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Yankees 2012 16th round draft pick: Stefan Lopez

With their 16th round pick in the 2012 First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Stefan Lopez, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound, junior out of Southeastern Louisiana University. Lopez, who just celebrated his 21st birthday on Monday, is coming off an amazing junior year after leading the nation in saves. In 29.1 innigs this season, he posted a 0.61 ERA, ...

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Yankees 2012 15th round draft pick: Dayton Dawe

With their 15th pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Dayton Dawe, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound, Canadian right handed pitcher from A.B. Lucas secondary school. The 18-year-old with a 93 mph fastball said learned to pitch thanks to former Yankee Paul Quantrill. As a result he's already has pretty solid mechanics. He uses both ...

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Yankees 2012 14th round draft pick: Andrew Benak

With their 14th round draft pick of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected Andrew Benak, a 6-foot-5, 225-pound right handed pitcher out of Rice. A 22-year-old Junior, Benak underwent Tommy John Surgery his senior year of high school and then was plagued with injuries throughout most of his career at Rice. His sophomore ...

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Yankees 2012 13th round draft pick: James Pazos

With their 13th pick in the 2012 MLB First-Year Player draft, the Yankees selected James Pazos, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound left handed pitcher out of the University of San Diego. Pazos was initially drafted out of high school by the Rays in the 40th round of the 2009 draft, but elected to go to JUCO instead. He ...

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Yankees 2012 12th round draft pick: Chris Breen

With their 12th pick (397th overall) of the 2012 MLB amateur draft, the Yankees selected Chris Breen, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound catcher out of Winter Springs High School in Florida. A two sport athlete through most of high school, Breen quit playing football his senior year to focus on baseball and it paid off as he hit ...

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