Welcome, Ty Hensley!
With the 30th overall pick in the draft, the
Yankees grabbed a prep righty from Oklahoma named Ty Hensley. He was expected
to go in the mid-first round (most thought the Dodgers would nab him), but he
fell to the Yanks at #30. It sounds like he’ll sign quickly, which is great.
The Yanks haven’t grabbed a prep arm since they drafted Phil
Hughes in 2004. They did draft Garrett Cole in ’08, but were unable to sign
him.
From what I’ve read, Hensley throws in the low 90s and
touches 97 or 98 occasionally. His curveball seems to be a good out pitch, and
he’ll probably look to develop a change-up. He is the son of former Cardinals farmhand
Mike Hensley. I’m all about bloodlines. Speaking of which, the Yankees took
Jose Ramon Mesa, son of Jose Mesa, in the late rounds. Not sure if he’ll sign,
but pretty cool.
Ty, welcome to the Yanks. I look forward to tracking your
progress on the way to the Bronx!
He went to the same high school as Brandon Weeden...so I guess I'll look forward to him as our quarterback here at Oklahoma State in 2018.
ReplyDeleteHaha, good point. Worked well the first time around.
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