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The draft order was determined by the 2010 Major League Baseball standings. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the first pick after having the worst record in 2010. [2]The Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers each received a compensation pick for failing to sign draft picks from the 2010 draft.
The 2011 New York Yankees season was the 109th season for the New York Yankees franchise. The Yankees began the season at home against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, March 31. [ 2 ] The Yankees clinched a playoff berth in the first game of a doubleheader on September 21, and clinched the American League East title in the second game. [ 3 ]
The Yankees have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 19 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. [3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season, [ 2 ] [ 6 ] [V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a ...
Before the 2010 season, he was rated as the Yankees sixth best prospect according to Baseball America, and in 2011 he was rated as the fourth best. [5] [6] He was also one of the top 50 overall prospects according to MLB.com. [7] In 2011, Bañuelos was invited to spring training with the Yankees for the first time.
During the 2011–12 off season, the Yankees traded Montero with Héctor Noesí for Michael Pineda and José Campos. [44] The Mariners had finished last in runs scored in the past two years, [ 45 ] and their need for a right-handed power hitter led them to trade Pineda from their depth of top-tier pitching prospects. [ 46 ]
On September 8, 2011, Betances was promoted to the majors for the first time. [17] Betances had a pitching session in the street in front of his Teaneck, New Jersey home with his brother before joining up with the Yankees in Anaheim. [18] Betances and fellow prospect Andrew Brackman made their MLB debuts on September 22, 2011. [19]
Domínguez actually did play for the Yankees earlier this season, making a one-game appearance when the team was allowed a 27th player on the roster for the Little League Classic on Aug. 18.
On August 21, 2010, Mitchell was promoted from Trenton to the Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League. [11] Before the 2011 season, Mitchell was rated the organization's 18th best prospect and 10th best pitching prospect. [12] In 2011, he had a 13–9 win–loss record with a 3.18 ERA for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. For ...