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One of the young guns making a ton of noise early on in the Spring has been 2017 first round draftee Clarke Schmidt. Schmidt did not see any action at all in 2017, as he underwent Tommy John Surgery in April – just two months before the draft – but the Yankees still liked what they saw in him and decided the take the risk.   Photo Credit; Charles Wenzelberg/NY Post

The Yankees have a top-three farm system in all of baseball even with the graduation of a handful of players due to their contributions at the MLB level. The strength of their farm system at the moment is, by far, pitching. According to MLB.com’s rankings, 22 of the Yankees top 30 prospects are pitchers. With an influx of young offensive players becoming major leaguers in the Bronx in recent seasons, such as, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Clint Frazier, Greg Bird, Miguel Andujar, Tyler Austin, Tyler Wade, and Gleyber Torres, the Yankees’ front office has made it a point to try to build up their pitching depth and have successfully done so. Here is an update on the Yankees’ top ten pitching prospects.   Photo Credit: Chat Sports

The Yankees have a top-three farm system in all of baseball even with the graduation of a handful of players due to their contributions  at the MLB level. The strength of their farm system at the moment is, by far, pitching. According to MLB.com’s rankings, 23 of the Yankees top 30 prospects are pitchers. With an influx of young offensive players becoming major leaguers in the Bronx in recent seasons, such as, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Clint Frazier, Greg Bird, Miguel Andujar, Tyler Austin, Tyler Wade, and Gleyber Torres, the Yankees’ front office has made it a point to try to build up their pitching depth and have successfully done so. Here is an update on the Yankees’ top ten pitching prospects. Photo Credit: Louriann Mardo-Zayat

With the 54th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees have selected RHP Matt Sauer out of Righetti High School in California. Sauer was ranked the 28th best prospect in the draft by both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America. Sauer is commonly regarded as having some of the highest potential of any high school arm in this year's draft. Photo Credit: Scott Smith

With the 16th pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the New York Yankees have selected RHP Clarke Schmidt from the University of South Carolina. Schmidt was MLB Pipeline’s 49th ranked prospect and he was Baseball America’s 32nd ranked prospect. Schmidt comes along with much promise, but much concern as a risky first-round pick by the Yankees. Photo Credit: Gerry Melendez