TORONTO — The Yankees sure made an interesting pick on the final day of the draft by selecting another Delbarton School product.
Two days after shortstop Anthony Volpe was picked in the first round 30th overall, the Yankees took one of his teammates on Wednesday in the 20th round, right-hander Jack Leiter.
This is fascinating because Al Leiter’s son was ranked as the 33rd-best prospect in the draft by MLB Pipeline and likely would have been a first- or second-round pick if he wasn’t sending strong signals that he intends to play college baseball at Vanderbilt.
But Leiter is a local kid and maybe the lure of the Yankees can be enough for him to turn pro now. Of course, the Yanks probably would have to pay Leiter first-round money to prevent him from attending college.
Here is a brief scouting report on Leiter from MLB.com:
“Jack Leiter has a solid four-pitch mix and knows what to do with all of his offerings. His fastball was in the 90-95 mph range all summer.”
A native of Toms River, N.J., former left-hander Al Leiter was picked by the Yankees in the second round of the 1984 draft, then went on to compile a 162-132 record in 19 big-league seasons with the Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2006) and Mets (1998-04).
The Yankees have been loading up on pitching in this year’s draft. Here are all of their picks through 20 rounds:
1st round (30th overall): Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J.)
2019 stats: .488 average, 84 AB, 41 hits, 34 RBI, 17 SB.
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Competitive balance, Round A (38) TJ Sikkema, LHP, University of Missouri
2019 stats: 7-4, 1.32 ERA, 17 games, 13 starts, 88.2 IP, 54 hits, 23 runs, 13ER, 4 HR, 31 BB, 101 K
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2 (67): Josh Smith, SS/2B, LSU
2019 stats: .346 average, 246 AB, 68 runs, 85 hits, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 20 SB, 63 games.
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3 (105): Jake Sanford, CF, Western Kentucky
2019 stats: .398 average, 221 AB, 65 runs, 88 hits, 20 doubles, 2 triples, 22 HR, 66 RBI, 33 BB, 50 K, 6 SB, .56 games.
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4 (135): Jake Agnos, LHP, East Carolina
2019 stats: .11-2, 2.02 ERA, 16 starts, 98 IP, 69 hits, 25 runs, 22 ER, 9 HR, 42 BB, 140 K
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5 (165): Ken Waldichuk, LHP, St. Marys
2019 stats: 5-6, 3.69 ERA, 15 starts, 92.2 IP, 74 hits, 45 runs, 38 ER, 4 HR, 32 BB, 106 K
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6 (195): Hayden Wesneski, RHP
School: Sam Houston State
2019 stats: 8-4, 3.32 ERA, 15 starts, 105.2 IP, 98 hits, 49 runs, 39 ER, 5 HR, 21 BB, 110 K
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7 (225): Nick Paciorek, RHP, Northwestern
2019 stats: 2-2, 3.38 ERA, 3 saves, 20 games, 26.2 IP, 19 hits, 12 runs, 10 ER, 1 HR, 18 BB, 44 K
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8 (255): Zach Greene, RHP
School: South Alabama
2019 stats: 2-4, 3.79 ERA, 5 saves, 23 games, 2 starts, 57 IP, 35 hits, 13 runs, 8 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB, 80 K
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9 (165): Spencer Henson, 1B, Oral Roberts
2019 stats: .362 average, 177 AB, 46 runs, 64 hits, 11 doubles, 2 triples, 19 HR, 51 RBI, 51 BB, 52 K, 2 SB, 1 CS, 50 games.
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10 (315): Mitch Spence, RHP, USC Aiken (S.C.)
2019 stats: 9-4, 3.95 ERA, 16 games, 15 starts, 93.1 IP, 84 hits, 51 runs, 41 ER, 5 HR, 34 BB, 104 K
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11 (345): Oliver Dunn, 2B, University of Utah
2019 stats: .366 average, 194 AB, 45 runs, 71 hits, 22 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 28 RBI, 30 BB, 44 K, 9 SB, 5 CS, 49 games.
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12 (375): Ryan Anderson, LHP, University of Nevada.
2019 stats: 4-5, 4.84 ERA, 14 starts, 70.2 IP, 63 hits, 39 runs, 38 ER, 4 HR 30 BB, 64 K.
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13 (405): Nelson Alvarez, RHP, University of South Florida
2019 stats: 4-3, 4.08 ERA, 8 saves, 23 games, 35.1 IP, 21 hits, 19 runs, 16 ER, 4 HR 24 BB, 43 K.
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14 (435): Kevin Milam, 2B, St. Marys
2019 stats: .308 average, 211 AB, 39 runs, 65 hits, 17 doubles, 0 triples, 7 HR, 43 RBI, 30 BB, 49 K, 1 SB, 4 CS, 57 games.
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15 (465): Edgar Barclay, LHP, Cal State Bakersfield
2019 stats: 6-4, 3.69 ERA, 1 save, 16 games, 14 starts, 90.1 IP, 79 hits, 45 runs, 37 ER, 5 HR, 28 BB, 111 K
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16 (495): Shane McNeely, RHP, Hope International (Calif.) University
2019 stats: 4-2, 0.95 ERA, 4 saves, 19 games, 38 IP, 28 hits, 9 runs, 4 ER, 5 BB, 51 K
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17 (525): Pat DeMarco, CF, Vanderbilt
2019 stats: .298 average, 171 AB, 41 runs, 51 hits, 16 doubles, 2 triples, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 20 BB, 52 K, 6 SB, 3 CS, 44 games.
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18 (555): Evan Voliva, RHP, East Carolina
2019 stats: 5-4, 3.51 ERA, 4 saves, 30 games, 33.1 IP, 23 hits, 13 runs, 13 ER, 1 HR, 14 BB, 46 K.
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19 (525): Chad Bell, 3B, University of Louisiana-Monroe
2019 stats: .333 average, .231 AB, 45 runs, 77 hits, 15 doubles, 2 triples, 21 HR, 61 RBI, 30 BB, 61 K, 5 SB, 1 CS, 56 games.
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20 (615): Jack Leiter, RHP, Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J).
2019 stats: 8-1, 0.54 ERA, 52.1 IP, 88 K, 19 BB
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