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Marshall Faulk Jersey first round of the MLB Draft, each team has an endle s list of talented prospects to choose from.When the Yankees were on the clock on Sunday, set to pick 20th overall, New York had no trouble making their selection, a testament to how much this organization has faith in Trey Sweeney."A 6-foot-3, left-handed hitting shortstop with power that does things easy with tools made it a pretty simple pick for us," said DamonOppenheimer,Yankees Vice President of Domestic Amateur Scouting.Oppenheimer, a se sing the draft in a Zoom call with reporters on Wednesday,
Sony Michel Jersey added that even with several high-upside shortstops within the Yankees' farm systemnamely former first-round pick Anthony Volpethe plan was to take the best player available.That player was Sweeney, who just wrapped up his tremendous redshirt sophomore season at Eastern Illinois University, showcasing why he was viewed as one of the best collegiate hitters in this year's draft
Brycen Hopkins Jersey cla s.Scroll to ContinueEven if scouting reports indicate that Sweeney doesn't nece sarily profile as a shortstop in the future, Oppenheimer is confident that the first-rounder will stick at the position. After all, the Yankees drafted him to play the position."We really see him as being able to play shortstop," Oppenheimer added. "He's smooth, he's got good hands, he runs well
Jared Hocker Jersey enough, his range is good and he's got a plus arm. So realistically he has all the tools and the intangibles to be a shortstop."Volpe was picked in the first round in
Coleman Shelton Jersey 2019, making Sweeney the second shortstop picked in the first round by the Yankees in the last three years. Factor in Kyle Holder (a first-rounder backs in 2015) and New York has added a trio of talented shortstops with their first-round selection in the last seven drafts.MORE:
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