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Yanks' offense looking to kick in on road trip

By Jackson Alexander / MLB.com | 6/8/2014 2:10 P.M. ET

KANSAS CITY -- It's been a tough few weeks for the Yankees' offense, but it could not be solely blamed for an 8-4 loss to the Royals on Saturday night.

Most of the onus fell on the starting pitching, as the Yanks tallied four runs for the second straight game.

Four runs is nothing spectacular, but it's an improvement given New York's struggles at the plate. Entering Sunday's action, the Yankees had not scored more than four runs since May 28.

"We scored four runs, consistently, that's better than what we've been doing in a sense, so I just think it's going to turn around," manager Joe Girardi said.

A big plus was Carlos Beltran's RBI double that sparked a three-run sixth on Saturday. It was Beltran's first hit since coming off the disabled list on Thursday.

Girardi hopes his team can work out the kinks during this 10-game road trip.

"You'd love to have consistency from your offense, but you know that you're going to go through some ups and downs just like you do with pitching, but obviously the more consistent you are, the better chance you have of winning every day," Girardi said.

Kelley progressing toward return to bullpen

KANSAS CITY -- A valuable piece of the Yankees' bullpen could be returning soon.

Shawn Kelley is slated to make a second rehab start after the reliever appeared in a game for Double-A Trenton on Saturday.

Yankees manager Girardi said the destination has not been picked, but that Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre was the likely spot.

On Saturday, Kelley (3.52 ERA in 15 1/3 innings) logged two-thirds of an inning, walking one batter and striking out two in his first rehab stint since being placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 13.

"One outing to me is not a lot when you've been out a month, so we just felt for him that it'd be better to make sure he bounces back," Girardi said.

Girardi said the 20-pitch limit Kelley operated under on Saturday would likely remain on Monday.

Cervelli working to get back in rehab games

KANSAS CITY -- Francisco Cervelli took his first steps toward returning from the disabled list by recently beginning a rehab assignment.

Cervelli played on Thursday and Friday for Class A Advanced Tampa, finishing 0-for-6 at the plate with a walk. He started one game at catcher and one as the designated hitter. Cervelli was placed on the 60-day DL on April 15 with a hamstring injury.

"We still have to build him up a little more, but I don't think he's like a mile away," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.

Brian McCann's backup John Ryan Murphy has played well in limited playing time, opening up the question of whether Girardi would keep three catchers on the active roster when Cervelli returns.

Girardi said he was not sure.

"A lot of it depends on where we're at when he's eligible to come off and where we feel he's at," Girardi said.

Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Yankees' bats can't deliver key knock vs. KC

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Yankees draft Mariano's son in 29th round

NEW YORK -- He's a starting pitcher. He wears No. 6. His out pitch is a slider.

Those are just three attributes that distinguish Mariano Rivera III from his iconic father. But one similarity is now unavoidable. He is a Yankee.

With the 872nd pick in the 29th round of the First-Year Player Draft, New York selected righty pitcher Mariano Rivera III, son of the Yankees legend and arguably the greatest closer in baseball history.

"Kind of neat," manager Joe Girardi said. "I know he comes from good bloodlines."

"It was amazing, a good feeling," Rivera said of getting drafted. "Some random number called me and I got it saying, 'Maybe this could be,' and it was. Pretty exciting."

A 5-foot-11 redshirt sophomore from Iona College, Rivera started 12 games for the Gaels in 2014, going 2-6 with a 5.40 ERA over 70 innings. He threw five complete games in that span, allowing opponents a .269 batting average.

"Despite the fact I got drafted by the same team my dad was playing for, I still want to be my own person," he said. "Still want to become a ballplayer on my own terms."

The young Rivera grew up in Harrison, N.Y., where he played many high school sports, including track and field, soccer and wrestling. During his time at Iona Prep though, Rivera saw little time on the baseball field, mostly pinch-running, and never played his senior year.

Instead, Rivera worked out on his own to prepare for summer ball, and after one semester at Quinnipiac, Iona College head coach Pat Carey, who caught Rivera a few times the summer after high school, took him in as a transfer.

"He's been awesome," Rivera said. "He really has helped me out, He's always there for me and always pushing me to do better and just keep on going, [telling me] don't be satisfied with what I'm doing."

Rivera finished the 2014 season with an uneven stat line, but some scouts believe he has good potential. After having just a few years of experience as a starting pitcher, Rivera's arm is still fresh and developing. His velocity, originally in the high 80s in his high school days, was clocked this spring in the low 90s.

"You're not talking about a front-of-the-line Draft guy, but with the late development and the genetics, he's gotten people to take a little notice," an American League scout told the New York Post.

"His velocity, he's gotten bigger and stronger and it's increased," Girardi said. "Mo didn't have much to say. He's always been a humble guy, and he wasn't going to say much about his son, but he likes what he's doing."

Rivera will follow in the line of other recently drafted sons of Yankees greats. The Yankees took Josh Pettitte in the 37th round in last year's Draft before he decided to go to college, while Koby Clemens climbed to Triple-A through the Houston Astros organization. He currently plays in the independent league. Rivera though doesn't want to just be another name, forever in the shadow of his father.

"I want to be remembered," he told SB Nation. "I want to be one of those guys that you read about later in life, that you tell your kids about. ... I want to play this game, because No. 1, I love it. And No. 2, I want to be good at it. I don't want to be just another guy who made it to the bigs and was good, but never great."

Rivera said his arsenal consists of five pitches: a four-seam fastball, a sinker, a split changeup, a curveball and a slider. He tinkered with his father's cut fastball, but it never felt natural.

What's he up to now? Rivera is playing summer ball for the Laconia Muskrats, located in New Hampshire as part of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Whether he'll officially sign is still up in the air.

"It depends," Rivera said after admitting he still needed to call his father. "[The Yankees] told me they were going to draft me and they were going to come up and see me throw a 'pen for them or in a game, and make an offer for me there. So what they offer me will be the determining factor of whether I decide to sign right there."

Draft selection hair-raising experience for Carley

NEW YORK -- It must have been fate.

In the 13th round of the First-Year Player Draft on Saturday, the Yankees selected Sean Carley, a hard-throwing right-hander and West Virginia graduate. Their timing was impeccable.

Besides the accolades Carley earned this season -- 5-3 with a 2.95 ERA and four saves in 18 appearances -- he distinguished himself with his haircut. Sporting a mullet and goatee for the season, most people likened him to television character Kenny Powers, played by Danny McBride in the show "Eastbound and Down."

Once Carley knew he was a likely Draft candidate, he told Twitter that he would cut the mullet after he signed.

"I was actually in the barber chair, getting the haircut when the Yankees called to say I was on top of their Draft board and they were picking me up," Carley said. "So it's kind of ironic that an organization that makes you cut your hair and be clean shaven picked me up right at that moment."

Carley pitched at the Air Force Academy to begin his collegiate career, but at the end of two seasons, he tore his ulnar collateral ligament and underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012. After rehabbing, he transferred to West Virginia but was forced to sit out another year due to transfer rules.

Still, the San Diego Padres wanted him enough to select him in the 34th round of the 2013 Draft, even though he hadn't thrown a real pitch in nearly two years. He rejected their offer and decided to play for the Mountaineers.

"The Padres organization and I weren't able to come to an agreement," Carley said. "I was really excited to compete in the Big 12, obviously a great baseball conference. Being able to come out there and throw well in that conference and playing with guys I was with, I couldn't ask for a better situation."

Carley was used out of the bullpen this year but also started nine games, finishing with 47 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings. Before the Yankees pulled the trigger, he admitted there were probably seven teams he was in contact with trying to settle on a dollar figure. Now, Carley is relieved the process is over.

"Today's been a pretty hectic day," he said. "I know where I'm going and I can just look towards the future now and continue to work and get better, and hopefully bring a ring back to the Bronx.

As for the mullet, 2014 was the first time Carley was allowed to grow it out. The Air Force Academy required short hair, so when he transferred east, Carley let his locks grow and complemented them with a goatee. Now, he'll have to shed that persona with the Yankees.

"It was kind of tough," he said. "I wasn't really ready to let it go, but obviously, I'm really excited with a good opportunity.

"I'm buying myself a Yankee cap right now."

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Draft selection hair-raising experience for Carley

NEW YORK -- It must have been fate.

In the 13th round of the First-Year Player Draft on Saturday, the Yankees selected Sean Carley, a hard-throwing right-hander and West Virginia graduate. Their timing was impeccable.

Besides the accolades Carley earned this season -- 5-3 with a 2.95 ERA and four saves in 18 appearances -- he distinguished himself with his haircut. Sporting a mullet and goatee for the season, most people likened him to television character Kenny Powers, played by Danny McBride in the show "Eastbound and Down."

Once Carley knew he was a likely Draft candidate, he told Twitter that he would cut the mullet after he signed.

"I was actually in the barber chair, getting the haircut when the Yankees called to say I was on top of their Draft board and they were picking me up," Carley said. "So it's kind of ironic that an organization that makes you cut your hair and be clean shaven picked me up right at that moment."

Carley pitched at the Air Force Academy to begin his collegiate career, but at the end of two seasons, he tore his ulnar collateral ligament and underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012. After rehabbing, he transferred to West Virginia but was forced to sit out another year due to transfer rules.

Still, the San Diego Padres wanted him enough to select him in the 34th round of the 2013 Draft, even though he hadn't thrown a real pitch in nearly two years. He rejected their offer and decided to play for the Mountaineers.

"The Padres organization and I weren't able to come to an agreement," Carley said. "I was really excited to compete in the Big 12, obviously a great baseball conference. Being able to come out there and throw well in that conference and playing with guys I was with, I couldn't ask for a better situation."

Carley was used out of the bullpen this year but also started nine games, finishing with 47 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings. Before the Yankees pulled the trigger, he admitted there were probably seven teams he was in contact with trying to settle on a dollar figure. Now, Carley is relieved the process is over.

"Today's been a pretty hectic day," he said. "I know where I'm going and I can just look towards the future now and continue to work and get better, and hopefully bring a ring back to the Bronx.

As for the mullet, 2014 was the first time Carley was allowed to grow it out. The Air Force Academy required short hair, so when he transferred east, Carley let his locks grow and complemented them with a goatee. Now, he'll have to shed that persona with the Yankees.

"It was kind of tough," he said. "I wasn't really ready to let it go, but obviously, I'm really excited with a good opportunity.

"I'm buying myself a Yankee cap right now."

Yankees draft Mariano's son in 29th round

NEW YORK -- He's a starting pitcher. He wears No. 6. His out pitch is a slider.

Those are just three attributes that distinguish Mariano Rivera III from his iconic father. But one similarity is now unavoidable. He is a Yankee.

With the 872nd pick in the 29th round of the First-Year Player Draft, New York selected righty pitcher Mariano Rivera III, son of the Yankees legend and arguably the greatest closer in baseball history.

"Kind of neat," manager Joe Girardi said. "I know he comes from good bloodlines."

"It was amazing, a good feeling," Rivera said of getting drafted. "Some random number called me and I got it saying, 'Maybe this could be,' and it was. Pretty exciting."

A 5-foot-11 redshirt sophomore from Iona College, Rivera started 12 games for the Gaels in 2014, going 2-6 with a 5.40 ERA over 70 innings. He threw five complete games in that span, allowing opponents a .269 batting average.

"Despite the fact I got drafted by the same team my dad was playing for, I still want to be my own person," he said. "Still want to become a ballplayer on my own terms."

The young Rivera grew up in Harrison, N.Y., where he played many high school sports, including track and field, soccer and wrestling. During his time at Iona Prep though, Rivera saw little time on the baseball field, mostly pinch-running, and never played his senior year.

Instead, Rivera worked out on his own to prepare for summer ball, and after one semester at Quinnipiac, Iona College head coach Pat Carey, who caught Rivera a few times the summer after high school, took him in as a transfer.

"He's been awesome," Rivera said. "He really has helped me out, He's always there for me and always pushing me to do better and just keep on going, [telling me] don't be satisfied with what I'm doing."

Rivera finished the 2014 season with an uneven stat line, but some scouts believe he has good potential. After having just a few years of experience as a starting pitcher, Rivera's arm is still fresh and developing. His velocity, originally in the high 80s in his high school days, was clocked this spring in the low 90s.

"You're not talking about a front-of-the-line Draft guy, but with the late development and the genetics, he's gotten people to take a little notice," an American League scout told the New York Post.

"His velocity, he's gotten bigger and stronger and it's increased," Girardi said. "Mo didn't have much to say. He's always been a humble guy, and he wasn't going to say much about his son, but he likes what he's doing."

Rivera will follow in the line of other recently drafted sons of Yankees greats. The Yankees took Josh Pettitte in the 37th round in last year's Draft before he decided to go to college, while Koby Clemens climbed to Triple-A through the Houston Astros organization. He currently plays in the independent league. Rivera though doesn't want to just be another name, forever in the shadow of his father.

"I want to be remembered," he told SB Nation. "I want to be one of those guys that you read about later in life, that you tell your kids about. ... I want to play this game, because No. 1, I love it. And No. 2, I want to be good at it. I don't want to be just another guy who made it to the bigs and was good, but never great."

Rivera said his arsenal consists of five pitches: a four-seam fastball, a sinker, a split changeup, a curveball and a slider. He tinkered with his father's cut fastball, but it never felt natural.

What's he up to now? Rivera is playing summer ball for the Laconia Muskrats, located in New Hampshire as part of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Whether he'll officially sign is still up in the air.

"It depends," Rivera said after admitting he still needed to call his father. "[The Yankees] told me they were going to draft me and they were going to come up and see me throw a 'pen for them or in a game, and make an offer for me there. So what they offer me will be the determining factor of whether I decide to sign right there."

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Yankees make pitching a theme in Draft

NEW YORK -- After eight months of not having the name Mariano Rivera in their organization, the Yankees couldn't wait any longer.

With the 872nd pick in the 29th round on Saturday, New York selected Mariano Rivera III, son of the Yankees legend and arguably the greatest closer in baseball history. A 5-foot-11 sophomore from Iona College, he started 12 games for the Gaels in 2014, going 2-6 with a 5.40 ERA over 70 innings.

The 155-pound righty shies away from comparison. He doesn't like it. Instead of throwing his dad's signature cut fastball, his out pitch is a slider. And now, he'll have time to develop it with an organization he's familiar with, and one this year that dedicated its Draft to pitchers.

If the first five selections were any indication, the Yankees' 2014 Draft was stockpiled with arms. After selecting five straight pitchers, led by second-round selection Jacob Lindgren, New York went on to take 24 hurlers, the most it's selected since 2011, when it chose 35.

Lindgren, a hard-throwing junior from Bay St. Louis, Miss., was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 51-ranked prospect entering the Draft, and he has been touted as one of the nastiest relievers in college baseball.

In 26 appearances this season for Mississippi State, the 21-year-old Lindgren was 6-1 with three saves and a team-leading 0.81 ERA. He ranked first among all relievers nationally with 100 strikeouts, leading the country with 16.3 K's per nine innings.

"This year, it was hard to figure out what was getting down to us, because [No.] 55 was so much different than last year, when we had the three guys [in the first round]," said director of scouting Damon Oppenheimer on Friday. "Lindgren, I think, was well worth it for the first pick. He's going to be a reliever … a power reliever that has two-plus pitches and strikes guys out at a tremendous rate. We were really excited to get him where we got him."

Oppenheimer was very pleased with his first several picks, which he felt were early steals.

"I think we got some good arms," said Oppenheimer. "Obviously, we think that we've got some good arms. I think the Jordan Foley kid we got in the fifth was somebody we thought might go earlier and Jordan Montgomery in the fourth from South Carolina, a left-hander with a swing-and-miss changeup. I think that we did pretty darn good today considering what was in this Draft."

Foley, 20, a hard-throwing right-hander from Central Michigan University, was a reselection by the Yankees, having also been taken in the 26th round in the 2011 Draft out of high school in Texas. He came north and attended college in the Upper Midwest when his family moved to Michigan.

In the Cape Cod League last year, Foley maintained a 93-96-mph fastball deep into games, and he could project either as a starter or as a reliever.

Montgomery was 8-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 16 starts this season for the University of South Carolina. In 100 innings, the 21-year-old allowed 45 runs (38 earned) and 93 hits, with 29 walks and 95 strikeouts.

Montgomery cracked South Carolina's rotation as a freshman, starring at the College World Series, and he has been the Gamecocks' top starter for the past two seasons. Scouts have rated Montgomery as a good bet to reach his big league rotation potential, probably at the back end.

The Yankees drafted only seven high school players (mostly in the last few rounds), two of whom were pitchers at the Salisbury School in Connecticut. The trend for most of the Draft seemed to be sticking with college-level talent.

"I think we've had success getting guys to the league both as high school players and as college players," said Oppenheimer. "But it seems like we're getting some college guys up there a little quicker and through the system a little quicker. So if all's equal right now, we're kind of looking at it that we might lean toward the college guy if everything's equal."

Later in the second round and early into the third round, the Yankees began addressing some positional needs. After choosing Mississippi State right-handed pitcher Jonathon Holder in the sixth round, three of the next seven picks were spent on first basemen. The Yanks took University of California-Irvine's Connor Spencer -- who batted .364 (84-for-231) with 15 doubles, five triples and one homer, collecting 43 RBIs -- in the eighth round.

In the 12th and 13th rounds, the Yanks went south to select Chris Gittens, a 6-foot-4, 250-pounder from Grayson Country College in Texas, and Bo Thompson, a shorter, bulkier power bat from The Citadel. Thompson has just started learning first base, but he provides a lot of pop and led the team with nine home runs.

Sean Carley (West Virginia) and Andrew Chin (Boston College), selected in the 14th and 15th rounds, respectively, were both reselections, too. They each had impressive 2014 campaigns after recovering from Tommy John surgery in 2012.

The Yankees also drafted two catchers this year. Collin Slaybaugh, taken in the 26th round, was named the Pac-12 Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and hit .305 during his four-year career at Washington State University. The other draftee was Christopher Hudgins, selected out of Valhalla High School in California in the 35th round.

Jake Kring-Schreifels is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Righty Holder is Yanks' fifth straight pitcher selected

In hopes of continuing to replenish the pitching side of their farm system, the Yankees selected Mississippi State right-hander Jonathan Holder in the sixth round (182nd overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft on Friday.

New York has used each of its first five picks on pitchers. Holder, 21, is a big-bodied hurler at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds who has been battle tested in the closer role for the Bulldogs.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Over his three-year collegiate career, the Gulfport, Miss., product is 11-2 with a 1.54 ERA and 37 saves in 80 appearances, wielding a low-90s fastball and a true curveball that he can throw for strikes.

This past season, Holder was 7-1 with a 2.13 ERA in 22 outings, logging seven saves. In 50 2/3 innings, Holder allowed 41 hits and 14 runs (12 earned), walking nine and striking out 68.

Holder is the second Mississippi State player selected by the Yankees this year. They took left-hander Jacob Lindgren in the second round with the 55th overall pick.

Yanks take high school righty DeCarr in third round

The Yankees dipped into Red Sox country for their second selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, choosing high school right-hander Austin DeCarr from the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn., in the third round.

DeCarr, who has committed to Clemson University, has been rated to be more advanced than many of his counterparts despite being in just his second full year of pitching.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

The 6-foot-3, 218-pound hurler has a fastball that sits at 92-93 mph, but scouts have seen DeCarr reach back for 95 mph when he needs it. His curveball has shown flashes of being a plus offering, and he believes that it is his best pitch at this point. DeCarr's changeup gives him the chance to have a very effective three-pitch mix.

A product of Roxbury, Mass., DeCarr started his high school career at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass. He had some elbow issues in his final two seasons at Xaverian, and after committing to Clemson in 2012, DeCarr stopped throwing for about five months leading into a post-graduate year at Salisbury.

His arm seemed to enjoy the respite, as he came back throwing harder this spring and was rated by some scouts as the top high school pitcher in Massachusetts. DeCarr told the Boston Herald that if he gets selected and does not sign, Clemson is an appealing choice.

"It's nice to be able to have those options," DeCarr told the Herald. "Playing professional baseball has been something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. If things don't work out there, I'll get a chance to play at a great school."

College lefty Montgomery goes to Yanks at No. 122

The Yankees took strike-throwing left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the University of South Carolina with their fourth-round selection (122nd overall) in the First-Year Player Draft.

Montgomery, 21, was 8-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 16 starts this season for the Gamecocks. In 100 innings, Montgomery allowed 45 runs (38 earned) and 93 hits with 29 walks and 95 strikeouts.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

He cracked South Carolina's rotation as a freshman, starring at the College World Series, and has been the Gamecocks' top starter for the past two seasons. Scouts have rated Montgomery as a good bet to reach his big league rotation potential, probably at the back end.

Montgomery sits 87-91 mph with an effective fastball that features run and sink, with good control. His best pitch is his changeup, and Montgomery also mixes in cutters and curveballs.

He turned in an excellent outing against Campbell in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on May 30, allowing two runs and five hits without a walk while matching his season high with nine strikeouts.

"When I have my changeup, I'm able to go deep in the game because it makes my fastball that more efficient," Montgomery told The State, "and I can throw it in and catch them guessing every now and then."

Yanks draft hard-throwing hurler Foley in Round 5

The Yankees opened their 2014 Draft class with a fourth consecutive pitching pick, selecting hard-throwing right-hander Jordan Foley from Central Michigan University in the fifth round (152nd overall) on Friday.

Foley, 20, is a re-draft by the Yankees, having also been taken in the 26th round back in 2011 out of high school in Texas. Foley came north and attended college in the Upper Midwest when his family moved to Michigan.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Developing into the Chippewas' ace after a rough freshman season, Foley excelled in the Cape Cod League last year and built on that momentum this season as a junior, maintaining a 93-96-mph fastball deep into games. He could project either as a starter or as a reliever.

In 15 starts, Foley was 6-5 with a 3.69 ERA, throwing two complete games. He permitted 104 hits and 58 runs (40 earned) in 97 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out 81.

Foley has a slider that generates swings and misses but lacks consistency, a changeup that features deception and sink and a developing splitter that could prove to be quite effective.

At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Foley has a strong build and projects as a durable starter, though his high arm slot has concerned some scouts. Foley is rated as a strike-thrower but is still refining his command.

Yanks select Texas outfielder Payton in seventh round

The Yankees' first position player selected in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft was left-handed-hitting outfielder Mark Payton, who was taken in the seventh round (212th overall) on Friday.

Payton, a 22-year-old senior, is playing for a trip to the College World Series this weekend as the Texas Longhorns match up with the University of Houston.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Payton was once again one of Texas' top offensive players this season. A line-drive hitter with some speed, Payton batted .319 (68-for-213) with 15 doubles, five triples, one home run and 36 RBIs in 58 games.

A product of Chicago, Payton was a perfect 16-for-16 in stolen-base attempts, logging a .455 on-base percentage and a .451 slugging percentage.

Measuring 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, Payton has said that he grew up idolizing Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter, but has lately gravitated more toward trying to emulate Dustin Pedroia.

"He's not the tallest guy, he's not the biggest guy," Payton told Big12Sports.com in April. "He's a gamer and he grinds every game. He's the hardest worker in the game, I believe. That's the guy you want to be on your team.

"You want to be that guy that everyone loves and be the first guy at the ballpark and the last one to leave. Everyone knows he's going to give everything he's got and that's what I want to do."

Payton was previously selected in the 2010 Draft out of high school by the Twins, who took him in the 31st round, and again in last year's Draft by the Indians, who took him in the 16th round.

After weighing his options about signing with Cleveland, Payton decided to return to school, hoping for another crack at the College World Series.

First baseman Spencer goes to Yanks in Round 8

The Yankees selected first baseman Connor Spencer from the University of California-Irvine in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday.

Spencer, 21, has been rated as a good line-drive hitter for the Anteaters, who are matching up with Oklahoma State at the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional in Stillwater, Okla., in hopes of securing a berth in the College World Series.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

In 61 games this season, Spencer batted .364 (84-for-231) with 15 doubles, five triples and one homer, collecting 43 RBIs. He posted a .453 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage.

A left-handed-hitting junior who throws right-handed, Spencer attended Tesoro (Calif.) High School before attending college. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the Corvallis Regional late Monday night.

Spencer hit .400 (6-for-15), had five RBIs, three doubles and scored five runs in four games to help lead the Anteaters to the regional title over No. 1 seed Oregon State.

Yanks nab Vandy shortstop Conde in ninth round

With their ninth-round selection and the 272nd overall pick, the Yankees chose infielder Vince Conde from Vanderbilt University on Friday.

Conde, a 20-year-old junior who was named a first-team All-SEC shortstop, is still on the field this weekend for Vanderbilt as his club faces off against Stanford, hoping to advance to the College World Series.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 6-foot, 190-pound Conde attended Orangewood Christian (Fla.) High School, where was a high school and summer ball teammate of Dante Bichette Jr., who was the Yankees' first-round pick (51st overall) in 2011. Conde batted .307 (62-for-202) with nine doubles, a triple, four homers and 44 RBIs in 66 games this season at Vanderbilt.

Moving from third base to shortstop this year, Conde was 10-for-12 in stolen-base attempts, working 33 walks and striking out 33 times. He posted a .415 on-base percentage and a .421 slugging percentage, and is rated as a very good defensive player. Conde has listed the Yankees and the Marlins as his favorite baseball teams.

Yanks close Day 2 by taking JMU infielder McFarland

The Yankees wrapped up business on Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday by selecting infielder Ty McFarland from James Madison (Va.) University in the 10th round, the 302nd overall selection.

McFarland was the eighth college player taken in the first nine picks by the Yankees, who have selected five pitchers and four position players through the Draft's second day.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

McFarland, 22, is a left-handed batter who throws right-handed. He is the son of longtime JMU head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland.

As a senior, McFarland was First Team All-CAA and led JMU in batting average (.317; 72-for-227), slugging percentage (.507), runs scored (47), hits, home runs (nine), total bases (115), at-bats and tied for first in games started (53).

McFarland also led the team with 21 multihit games, nine of which featured three or more hits. He also had 12 doubles, two triples and three steals, walking 21 times and striking out 19 times.

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Yanks draft hard-throwing hurler Foley in Round 5

The Yankees opened their 2014 Draft class with a fourth consecutive pitching pick, selecting hard-throwing right-hander Jordan Foley from Central Michigan University in the fifth round (152nd overall) on Friday.

Foley, 20, is a re-draft by the Yankees, having also been taken in the 26th round back in 2011 out of high school in Texas. Foley came north and attended college in the Upper Midwest when his family moved to Michigan.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Developing into the Chippewas' ace after a rough freshman season, Foley excelled in the Cape Cod League last year and built on that momentum this season as a junior, maintaining a 93-96-mph fastball deep into games. He could project either as a starter or as a reliever.

In 15 starts, Foley was 6-5 with a 3.69 ERA, throwing two complete games. He permitted 104 hits and 58 runs (40 earned) in 97 2/3 innings, walking four and striking out 81.

Foley has a slider that generates swings and misses but lacks consistency, a changeup that features deception and sink and a developing splitter that could prove to be quite effective.

At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, Foley has a strong build and projects as a durable starter, though his high arm slot has concerned some scouts. Foley is rated as a strike-thrower but is still refining his command.

Yanks take high school righty DeCarr in third round

The Yankees dipped into Red Sox country for their second selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, choosing high school right-hander Austin DeCarr from the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn., in the third round.

DeCarr, who has committed to Clemson University, has been rated to be more advanced than many of his counterparts despite being in just his second full year of pitching.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

The 6-foot-3, 218-pound hurler has a fastball that sits at 92-93 mph, but scouts have seen DeCarr reach back for 95 mph when he needs it. His curveball has shown flashes of being a plus offering, and he believes that it is his best pitch at this point. DeCarr's changeup gives him the chance to have a very effective three-pitch mix.

A product of Roxbury, Mass., DeCarr started his high school career at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Mass. He had some elbow issues in his final two seasons at Xaverian, and after committing to Clemson in 2012, DeCarr stopped throwing for about five months leading into a post-graduate year at Salisbury.

His arm seemed to enjoy the respite, as he came back throwing harder this spring and was rated by some scouts as the top high school pitcher in Massachusetts. DeCarr told the Boston Herald that if he gets selected and does not sign, Clemson is an appealing choice.

"It's nice to be able to have those options," DeCarr told the Herald. "Playing professional baseball has been something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. If things don't work out there, I'll get a chance to play at a great school."

College lefty Montgomery goes to Yanks at No. 122

The Yankees took strike-throwing left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the University of South Carolina with their fourth-round selection (122nd overall) in the First-Year Player Draft.

Montgomery, 21, was 8-5 with a 3.42 ERA in 16 starts this season for the Gamecocks. In 100 innings, Montgomery allowed 45 runs (38 earned) and 93 hits with 29 walks and 95 strikeouts.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

He cracked South Carolina's rotation as a freshman, starring at the College World Series, and has been the Gamecocks' top starter for the past two seasons. Scouts have rated Montgomery as a good bet to reach his big league rotation potential, probably at the back end.

Montgomery sits 87-91 mph with an effective fastball that features run and sink, with good control. His best pitch is his changeup, and Montgomery also mixes in cutters and curveballs.

He turned in an excellent outing against Campbell in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on May 30, allowing two runs and five hits without a walk while matching his season high with nine strikeouts.

"When I have my changeup, I'm able to go deep in the game because it makes my fastball that more efficient," Montgomery told The State, "and I can throw it in and catch them guessing every now and then."

Righty Holder is Yanks' fifth straight pitcher selected

In hopes of continuing to replenish the pitching side of their farm system, the Yankees selected Mississippi State right-hander Jonathan Holder in the sixth round (182nd overall) of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft on Friday.

New York has used each of its first five picks on pitchers. Holder, 21, is a big-bodied hurler at 6-foot-3 and 235 pounds who has been battle tested in the closer role for the Bulldogs.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Over his three-year collegiate career, the Gulfport, Miss., product is 11-2 with a 1.54 ERA and 37 saves in 80 appearances, wielding a low-90s fastball and a true curveball that he can throw for strikes.

This past season, Holder was 7-1 with a 2.13 ERA in 22 outings, logging seven saves. In 50 2/3 innings, Holder allowed 41 hits and 14 runs (12 earned), walking nine and striking out 68.

Holder is the second Mississippi State player selected by the Yankees this year. They took left-hander Jacob Lindgren in the second round with the 55th overall pick.

Yanks select Texas outfielder Payton in seventh round

The Yankees' first position player selected in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft was left-handed-hitting outfielder Mark Payton, who was taken in the seventh round (212th overall) on Friday.

Payton, a 22-year-old senior, is playing for a trip to the College World Series this weekend as the Texas Longhorns match up with the University of Houston.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Payton was once again one of Texas' top offensive players this season. A line-drive hitter with some speed, Payton batted .319 (68-for-213) with 15 doubles, five triples, one home run and 36 RBIs in 58 games.

A product of Chicago, Payton was a perfect 16-for-16 in stolen-base attempts, logging a .455 on-base percentage and a .451 slugging percentage.

Measuring 5-foot-8 and 190 pounds, Payton has said that he grew up idolizing Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter, but has lately gravitated more toward trying to emulate Dustin Pedroia.

"He's not the tallest guy, he's not the biggest guy," Payton told Big12Sports.com in April. "He's a gamer and he grinds every game. He's the hardest worker in the game, I believe. That's the guy you want to be on your team.

"You want to be that guy that everyone loves and be the first guy at the ballpark and the last one to leave. Everyone knows he's going to give everything he's got and that's what I want to do."

Payton was previously selected in the 2010 Draft out of high school by the Twins, who took him in the 31st round, and again in last year's Draft by the Indians, who took him in the 16th round.

After weighing his options about signing with Cleveland, Payton decided to return to school, hoping for another crack at the College World Series.

First baseman Spencer goes to Yanks in Round 8

The Yankees selected first baseman Connor Spencer from the University of California-Irvine in the eighth round (242nd overall) of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday.

Spencer, 21, has been rated as a good line-drive hitter for the Anteaters, who are matching up with Oklahoma State at the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional in Stillwater, Okla., in hopes of securing a berth in the College World Series.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

In 61 games this season, Spencer batted .364 (84-for-231) with 15 doubles, five triples and one homer, collecting 43 RBIs. He posted a .453 on-base percentage and a .485 slugging percentage.

A left-handed-hitting junior who throws right-handed, Spencer attended Tesoro (Calif.) High School before attending college. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the Corvallis Regional late Monday night.

Spencer hit .400 (6-for-15), had five RBIs, three doubles and scored five runs in four games to help lead the Anteaters to the regional title over No. 1 seed Oregon State.

Yanks nab Vandy shortstop Conde in ninth round

With their ninth-round selection and the 272nd overall pick, the Yankees chose infielder Vince Conde from Vanderbilt University on Friday.

Conde, a 20-year-old junior who was named a first-team All-SEC shortstop, is still on the field this weekend for Vanderbilt as his club faces off against Stanford, hoping to advance to the College World Series.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 6-foot, 190-pound Conde attended Orangewood Christian (Fla.) High School, where was a high school and summer ball teammate of Dante Bichette Jr., who was the Yankees' first-round pick (51st overall) in 2011. Conde batted .307 (62-for-202) with nine doubles, a triple, four homers and 44 RBIs in 66 games this season at Vanderbilt.

Moving from third base to shortstop this year, Conde was 10-for-12 in stolen-base attempts, working 33 walks and striking out 33 times. He posted a .415 on-base percentage and a .421 slugging percentage, and is rated as a very good defensive player. Conde has listed the Yankees and the Marlins as his favorite baseball teams.

Yanks close Day 2 by taking JMU infielder McFarland

The Yankees wrapped up business on Day 2 of the First-Year Player Draft on Friday by selecting infielder Ty McFarland from James Madison (Va.) University in the 10th round, the 302nd overall selection.

McFarland was the eighth college player taken in the first nine picks by the Yankees, who have selected five pitchers and four position players through the Draft's second day.

The Draft concludes on Saturday, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 11-40 beginning on MLB.com at 1 p.m. ET.

McFarland, 22, is a left-handed batter who throws right-handed. He is the son of longtime JMU head coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland.

As a senior, McFarland was First Team All-CAA and led JMU in batting average (.317; 72-for-227), slugging percentage (.507), runs scored (47), hits, home runs (nine), total bases (115), at-bats and tied for first in games started (53).

McFarland also led the team with 21 multihit games, nine of which featured three or more hits. He also had 12 doubles, two triples and three steals, walking 21 times and striking out 19 times.

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Yanks win challenge on overturned steal call

By Robert Falkoff / Special to MLB.com | 6/7/2014 1:15 A.M. ET

KANSAS CITY -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi won a third-inning challenge in Friday night's 4-2 win against the Royals when an initial call of safe on Nori Aoki's attempted steal of second was overturned following a review.

With two outs, Aoki, who reached on a two-out single, took off from first and second-base umpire Mike DiMuro initially ruled that Aoki had beaten catcher Brian McCann's throw. But the replay showed second baseman Brian Roberts applying the tag before Aoki reached the base.

The out call ended the inning with the Yanks holding a 4-1 lead after McCann delivered a bases-clearing double in the top of the frame to help starter Chase Whitley earn his first Major League win.

Robert Falkoff is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Yankees draft reliever Lindgren in second round

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 6/6/2014 12:49 A.M. ET

NEW YORK -- The Yankees had one selection to make on the first day of the First-Year Player Draft and the organization believes that they made it count, taking Mississippi State left-handed reliever Jacob Lindgren with the 55th overall pick.

Lindgren, a hard-throwing junior from Bay St. Louis, Miss., was ranked as the No. 41 prospect entering the Draft by MLB.com and has been touted as one of the nastiest relievers in college baseball.

"I am humbled and grateful to be drafted by the New York Yankees," Lindgren said. "This is an incredible feeling and a day I will remember for the rest of my life. I would like to thank Mississippi State University, my coaches, teammates and the greatest fans in college baseball for helping me reach this point."

The Draft continues on Friday with Rounds 3-10. The MLB.com pregame show begins at 12:30 p.m. ET, with exclusive coverage of Rounds 3-10 beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The Yankees' next selection will be in the third round (91st overall).

In 26 appearances this season for the Bulldogs, the 21-year-old Lindgren was 6-1 with three saves and a team-leading 0.81 ERA. He ranked first among all relievers nationally with 100 total strikeouts, leading the nation with 16.3 strikeouts per nine innings.

In 55 1/3 innings, the 5-foot-11, 203-pound southpaw allowed nine runs (five earned) and 23 hits, walking 25. Opponents batted .124 against Lindgren, the lowest mark on the Bulldogs staff.

"Jacob has been very successful in a tough conference and has produced exceptional strikeout numbers," said Damon Oppenheimer, the Yankees' director of amateur scouting. "We are very happy to have selected him."

Lindgren is one of five finalists for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year Award, which honors the top relief pitcher in college baseball. He is also a semifinalist for the 2014 Gregg Olson Award -- college baseball's breakout player of the year -- and a finalist for the C Spire Ferriss Trophy, given annually to the top collegiate player in Mississippi.

The most dominant starting pitcher on Mississippi State's 2013 College World Series runner-up club, Lindgren moved to the bullpen after the Bulldogs lost several of their relievers to pro ball. He has responded to the switch by overmatching hitters there.

His best pitch is a wipeout slider that arrives at 82-88 mph with late bite. His fastball has jumped from 87-91 mph as a starter to 91-95 mph as a reliever. He has a sinking changeup as well, and there is thought that he could reach the Majors quickly as a reliever.

"Jacob has two Major League pitches that are above average and possess swing-and-miss quality," Oppenheimer said. "He has been extended for multiple innings and holds his stuff consistently."

Lindgren is the highest drafted Bulldog southpaw since Paul Maholm went eighth overall in the 2003 Draft. A multi-sport standout and first-team all-state pitcher at St. Stanislaus (Miss.) High School before committing to Mississippi State, Lindgren was previously selected by the Cubs in the 12th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.

New York's first selection of the Draft came in the second round because of compensation picks lost for signing free agents Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran over this past offseason.

Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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