2007 Draft - Day 1

          The Yankees were both well represented and also hurt by the first day of the MLB amateur draft.  Left handed pitcher Nathan Vineyard was chosen in the 1st round (supplemental) as the 47th pick overall by the New York Mets, and 4 picks later, infielder Charlie Culberson was chosen by the San Francisco Giants.  Both are expected to sign and will leave a huge gap in the Yankees pitching staff as well as their infield and batting order…Our congrats to both of these outstanding young men!

         It was also a great day for several other former Yankees.   Georgia Tech's Danny Payne was also chosen in the 1st round (supplemental) and 64th pick overall, by the Sand Diego Padres, and former Yank and current UNC pitcher Luke Putkonen was taken in the 3rd round (121st overall) by the Detroit Tigers.

The first day of the draft only covered the 1st 5 rounds.  The remainder of the draft will be held Friday.

2007 Draft - Day 2

         The 2nd day of the draft was a busy day for both current and former Yankees, as 8 more players were chosen, bringing the total to 12 for the 2007 draft.  The 2nd day picks are listed below:

                             9th round       Atlanta Braves            Tim Ladd
                            11th round      Toronto Blue Jays      Brad Emaus
                            16th round      Atlanta Braves           Eddy Burns
                            17th round      Tampa Bay                Will Harvill
                            28th round      Chicago White Sox     Chris Epps
                            33rd round      Cincinnatti Reds         Brodie Pullen
                            39th round      Houston Astros          Brian Fletcher
                            40th round      Atlanta Braves           Taylor Whitenton

         Payne, Ladd, Burns and Emaus all played on the 2003 Connie Mack World Series Champion team, and with the draft of these 4 players, it brings the total players drafted off the 2003 Championship team to 14.