New York Yankees

Draft History
2025
Ben Rice - protection
39 - Bryan Hoeing
96 - Spencer Turnbull
149 - Michael Stefanic

2024
Anthony Volpe - protection

Jasson Dominguez
Brandon Pfaadt

83 - Blake Sabol
95 - JoJo Romero
147 - Brett Wisley

2023
Oswald Peraza - protection

2022
Nestor Cortes Jr - protection
108 - Stephen Ridings
120 - Ashton Goudeau
135 - Blake Taylor

2021
Deivi Garcia - protection
59 - Brandon Bielak
70 - Ljay Newsome
105 - Blake Taylor
119 - Nick Nelson
149 - Jacob Barnes
179 - Luis Alexander - Basabe

2020
Gio Urshela - protection
34 - Merrill Kelly
67 - Mike Ford
78 - Stefan Crichton

2019
Gleyber Torres - protection
1 - Austin Meadows
61 - Jesse Biddle
93 - Jose Briceno
95 - Taylor Cole

2018
Clint Frazier - protection
10 - Dustin Fowler
31 - Nick Pivetta
52 - Max Fried
75 - Nick Martinez
100 - Sam Gaviglio
130 - Kyle Crick

2017
Aaron Judge - protection
1 - Yoan Moncada
77 - Ryan Schimpf
78 - Rio Ruiz
121 - Charlie Tilson

2016
Luis Severino - protection
32 - Tyler Duffey
50 - Matt Andriese
62 - Peter O'Brien
91 - Daniel Winkler
92 - Mason Williams

2015
Masahiro Tanaka - protection
3 - Dalton Pompey
5 - Christian Vazquez
30 - Jesus Aguilar

72 - Shawn Tolleson
123 - A.J. Achter
141 - Tyler Holt

2014
David Adams - protection
1 - Brad Miller
28 - Bruce Rondon
33 - Max Stassi
35 - Kevin Siegrist
65 - Reymond Fuentes
66 - Ryan Pressley

2013
David Phelps - protection
3 - Trevor Bauer
17 - Tyler Skaggs
28 - Darin Mastroianni
87 - Nick Vincent

2012
Jesus Montero - protection
51 - Tony Campana
72 - Charlie Furbush
89 - Fautino de los Santos
117 - Jordan Pacheco

147 - Josh Donaldson

2011
Ivan Nova - protection

37 - Jason Donald
49 - Juan Miranda
94 - Jordan Brown
97 - Sam Demel
135 - Ron Mahay

2010
Ramiro Pena - protection
49 - Clay Zavada
60 - Tyler Clippard
76 - Mike Carp
90 - Blake Hawksworth
97 - Luis Duranga
120 - Josh Butler

2009
Brett Gardner - protection
36 - Jesse Carlson
56 - Cliff Pennington
78 - Fernando Perez
119 - Josh Roenicke
127 - Argenas Reyes

2008
Phil Hughes - protection
29 - Dallas Braden
36 - Trot Percival
77 - Garrett Olson

2007
Scott Proctor - protection
4 - Carlos Quentin

9 - Adam Jones
56 - Tony Pena
57 - Edward Mujica
76 - Kevin Thompson

2006
Robinson Cano - protection
85 - D. J. Houlton
87 - Jake Woods
96 - Ryan Theriot
120 - Josh Wilson

2005

Dioner Navarro - protection
15 - Jason Bartlett
25 - Mike Adams
54 - Chad Qualls
105 - Justin Germano
128 - Alex Graham
136 - Tyler Yates

2004
Hideki Matsui - protection
146 - Shane Victorino

2003
Marcus Thames - protection
13 - Brandon Larson
14 - Ramon Santiago
61 - Trey Hodges
107 - Aaron Guiel

2002

Nick Johnson - protection
135 - Adrian Hernandez
145 - Mickey Calloway
146 - James Lofton
149 - Henry Mateo

2001
56 - Kevin Beirne
126 - Edgard Clemente

2025 New York Yankees

2024: 70 - 92, 4th place in the AL East

Overview: 2024 was not a great year for the Yanks. They were unable to continue their back-to-back playoff run. On to 2025 where they made a splash early in the off-season. It was no small splash either. More like a cannonball. They went out and got one of the top players in baseball, Juan Soto, to pair with Aaron Judge. It was expensive, but right now what isn’t. Did they keep enough to get this two headed monster into the playoffs?

Starting Rotation: The Yankees will trot out a rotation off seasoned veterans in 2025. Nestor Cortes could start them off to split the lefties at the top of the rotation. The top 3 Cortes, Dylan Cease and Carlos Rodon are interchangeable and very good. Ultra veterans Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander round out the 5-man rotation. Might see a couple spot start from others. This group is solid and will keep the Yankees in most games.

Bullpen: The bullpen is a work in progress. They have no real true closer. Not for lack of trying. Daniel Hudson is probably the man as they sit right now. Matt Strahm and JoJo Romero are nice lefties and will see late inning duties. Chase Anderson was brought in to earn a job as the long guy. Yimi Garcia is ok when he can keep the ball in the park. Look for the Yankees to get some help in the draft for their pen.

Designated Hitter: The Yankees will most likely have a different DH every game as there isn’t a full timer here.

Outfield: This is where the bread is buttered in New York. The addition of leftfielder Juan Soto will instill free in to AL East pitchers. Expect Soto to be on base all day every day. Aaron Judge should have a monster year driving Soto in with playing rightfield. Cedric Mullins will man center and play ok defense while hitting some homers. Speaking of homers, these three guys bring 117 MLB homeruns to the team. Needless to say, there will be lots of souvenirs in the Bronx in 2025. Don’t forget they have another young slugger waiting for his in Jasson Dominguez.

Infield: Nathaniel Lowe is back as the starting 1st baseman and will be on base a lot. He plays great defense and adds a 3rd bat in this lineup. Brendon Rodgers and Anthony Volpe play up the middle. They are an adequate pair that won’t hurt the team, well maybe Rodgers could take a few more ground balls at 2nd. 3rd base/DH is mixed bag. Look for Jonah Bride, Jonathan Aranda, Luis Guillorme, DJ Lemahieu, and Tyler Nevin to share these spots throughout the year. Maybe rookie Ben Rice gets a taste of the Bigs this year also. Not the greatest situation but what can you do when you spend all your savings on a player.

Catcher: The Yankees went out and solidified their catching crew with the acquisition of Ben Rortvedt and Gary Sanchez. Look for Rortvedt to get the bulk of the games but Sanchez brings power vs lefties and should see time. Luis Torrens is a defensive stud and will absolutely be in there late in the game. He will make it hard to steal off the pen.

Outlook: The Yankees management was aggressive this off-season. It should pay off in a playoff appearance and maybe many more to come. Will they win the division? Who knows. The AL East is pretty loaded and it could put in 3 wild card teams. Once the dust settles after the drafts the Yankees will be a force to reckon with for sure.