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Yankees 2010 30th Round Draft Pick: Zach Nuding

Name: Zach Nuding POS: RHP Ht: 6′4″ Wt: 250 B/T: R/R DOB: 3-29-90 School level: JC In the 30th round, and the final round of the second day, the Yankees went with a big junior college pitcher, Zach Nuding. Nuding is possibly the biggest pitcher in this draft at 250 and at 6'4" not all of that weight is misplaced. He's a ...

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Yankees 2010 29th Round Draft Pick: Stewart Ijames

Name: Stewart Ijames POS: LF Ht: 6′1″ Wt: 200 B/T: L/R DOB: 8-21-88 School level: SO The Yankees went back to college with their 29th round pick when they drafted Stewart Ijames out of Louisville. Here is another signability case in that he's a lefty hitter who hasn't completely tapped his potential and is a redshirt sophomore. So he might be hard ...

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Yankees 2010 28th Round Draft Pick: Josh Dezse

Name: Josh Dezse POS: RHP Ht: 6′5″ Wt: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 6-18-92 School level: HS In the 28th round the Yankees got a high school kid that is really exciting in Josh Dezse. He's exciting because he's 6'5" and he throws a pair of fastballs both in the mid-90's. Anytime you can draft a high schooler who throws 95 that's a ...

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Yankees 2010 27th Round Draft Pick: Martin Viramontes

Name: Martin Viramontes POS: RHP Ht: 6′5″ Wt: 190 B/T: R/R DOB: 7-12-89 School level: SO In the 27th round the Yankees took another signability guy out of Loyola Marymount University named Martin Viramontes. He's a Scott Boras client and has struggled with consistency and health. Because of that his numbers in college were never really outstanding despite what seems like strong ...

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Yankees 2010 26th Round Draft Pick: Richard James Hively

Name: Richard James Hively POS: RHP Ht: 6′2″ Wt: 205 B/T: R/R DOB: 11-27-88 School level: JC With their 26th pick in the draft the Yankees went with R.J. Hively out of Santa Ana College which is a junior college. He is a big pitcher who throws a fastball, slider, and a changeup. He also has a commitment to go to Mississippi ...

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Yankees 2010 25th Round Draft Pick: Casey Stevenson

Name: Casey Stevenson POS: 2B Ht: 6′3″ Wt: 200 B/T: L/R DOB: 5-18-88 School level: SR With their 25th pick in the draft the Yankees selected a big, at least for a second baseman, college student out of UC Irvine named Casey Stevenson. He was originally drafted by the Brewers in the 38th round of the 2009 amateur draft, but failed to ...

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Yankees 2010 24th Round Draft Pick: Conor Mullee

Name: Conor Mulee POS: RHP Ht: 6′3″ Wt: 185 B/T: R/R DOB: 2-25-88 School level: SR In the 24th round of the draft it sounds like the Yankees got something of a project in RHP Conor Mullee. Out of St. Peter's in New Jersey, Mullee was predominantly an infielder in college, but the Yankees selected him as a pitcher because of his ...

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Yankees 2010 23rd Round Draft Pick: Shane Brown

Name: Shane Brown POS: C Ht: 5′11″ Wt: 197 B/T: R/R DOB: 1-11-88 School level: SR The Yankees drafted Shane Brown out of the University of Central Florida with their 23rd pick in the draft. Brown was drafted as a catcher, but from what it sounds like he can play any position on the field so if nothing else the Yankees have ...

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Yankees 2010 22nd Round Draft Pick: Trevor Johnson

Name: Trevor Johnson POS: LHP Ht: 6′3″ Wt: 190 B/T: L/L DOB: 7-29-88 School level: FR Trevor Johnson is a tall, skinny, left handed pitcher who is coming out of a two-year school called College of the Desert. He's just off his freshman year and is currently pitching for the Anchorage Bucs in Alaska this summer. He sounds like a typical fastball/curveball/changeup ...

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Yankees 2010 21st Round Draft Pick: Dustin Hobbs

Name: Dustin Hobbs POS: RHP Ht: 6′2″ Wt: 200 B/T: R/R DOB: 8-18-89 School level: JC The Yankees drafted a RHP named Dustin Hobbs out of Yavapai College in the 21st round of the draft. I got a chance to interview him earlier this week and he told he has a high 80's/low 90's fastball and that his best pitch is his ...

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