TORONTO — The Yankees took another pitcher Wednesday in the 13th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft by selecting South Florida right-hander Nelson Alvarez.
Here is a short bio on the pick:
13TH ROUND (405th overall)
Nelson Alvarez, RHP
School: University of South Florida
Year: Junior.
Hometown: Miami
Age: 20 (21 on June 11, 2019)
Size: 6-4, 220
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.
The skinny: Led team in saves as a junior in 2019. … Played is freshman and sophomore seasons at Miami Dade College, going 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA over 24 appearances, three as a starter, with 69 strikeouts in 53.1 innings.
In their top 14 picks – rounds 1-to-10 plus a first round competitive balance selection – the Yanks have drafted five right-handed pitchers and four left-handers plus a first baseman, two second basemen, a shortstop and an outfielder.
The draft concludes Wednesday with rounds 11-to-40.
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Here are all the Yankees’ selections thus far:
1. (30) Anthony Volpe, SS, Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J.)
2019 stats: .488 average, 84 AB, 41 hits, 34 RBI, 17 SB.
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1A. Competitive balance (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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89. (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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