The 2026 Major League Baseball Draft is underway! The action began early Saturday afternoon with the Chicago White Sox making UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky the No. 1 pick.
MLB set Day 1 of the draft to include the first four rounds, and since the Yankees didn’t lose anything in compensation for free agent signings, they had four picks. Arkansas lefty Hunter Dietz, British Columbia prep southpaw Sean Duncan, Oklahoma catcher Brendan Brock, and Cal State Fullerton outfielder Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II are the new Baby Bombers, pending signings. Jonathan wrote a full analysis of Day 1 action at Yankeeland.
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Sixteen other picks joined the Yankees on Sunday. Since there were so many players in one day, we have compiled them into three separate posts that you can review at the following links:
To help easily track all of the Yankees’ options — from the selection process to any news that is known over the course of the signing — I’ve put together this tracker that will be updated every July. If available, I’ve included their Instagram handles if you’re interested in following them.
Draft signing news can be a slow process and team activities can be even more exciting, but we’ll do our best to keep you informed. Players have until 5:00 PM ET on July 27 to sign unless they are college seniors who have used up their eligibility years. As always, flag us in the comments section of this post if you see any stories that need to be added.
|
The cycle |
Pos. |
The player |
School |
DOB |
|
Slot Value |
Condition/Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 (35) |
LHP |
Hunter Dietz |
Arkansas |
3/3/05 |
@dietzhunter_ |
$2,826,700 |
TBD |
|
2 (63) |
LHP |
Sean Duncan |
Terry Fox SS (BC) |
5/9/08 |
@seankd2008 |
$1,451,700 |
TBD |
|
3 (99) |
C |
Brendan Brock |
In Oklahoma |
8/3/04 |
@brendannbrock |
$792,300 |
TBD |
|
4 (127) |
OF |
Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II |
CSU Fullerton |
8/5/05 |
@paulanthony1514 |
$603,500 |
TBD |
|
5 (160) |
C |
Bear Harrison |
Texas A&M |
1/17/05 |
@bearharrison_ |
$437,200 |
TBD |
|
6 (189) |
3B |
Andrew Gonzalez |
Americas HS (TX) |
2/20/08 |
@drewgonzalez_3 |
$341,800 |
TBD |
|
7 (218) |
RHP |
Michael Harpster |
East Tennessee St. |
3/21/05 |
@michael_harpster1 |
$270,000 |
TBD |
|
8 (248) |
RHP/DH |
Luke Pettitte |
Dallas Baptist |
6/19/05 |
@luke_pettitte21 |
$223,100 |
TBD |
|
9 (278) |
RHP |
David Leslie |
Pittsburgh |
4/8/03 |
@davidleslie44 |
$203,500 |
TBD |
|
10 (308) |
SS |
Bayram Hot |
Louisville |
2/16/04 |
@bayram_hot |
$193,000 |
TBD |
|
11 (338) |
SS |
Anthony Potestio |
UC San Diego |
11/5/04 |
@anthony.potestio |
TBD |
|
|
12 (368) |
RHP |
Austin Berggren |
Miami U. (OH) |
9/17/03 |
@austinnberggren35 |
TBD |
|
|
13 (398) |
OF |
Lee Garris |
Maury HS (VA) |
12/20/07 |
@lee.garis |
TBD |
|
|
14 (428) |
OF |
Diego Castellanos |
St. Mary’s |
1/26/05 |
@diggy.castellanos |
TBD |
|
|
15 (458) |
SS |
William Cutshall |
Seneca HS (HS) |
5/25/08 |
@williamcutshall_ |
TBD |
|
|
16 (488) |
RHP |
Garrett Ahern |
Grand Canyon |
12/28/04 |
@notgarrettahern |
TBD |
|
|
17 (518) |
RHP |
Jason Krieger |
Maine |
1/3/05 |
@jason.k07 |
TBD |
|
|
18 (548) |
SS |
Blake Cyr |
In Florida |
11/6/03 |
@blakecyr_ |
TBD |
|
|
19 (578) |
1B |
Tyce Armstrong |
Baylor |
7/3/03 |
@tycea.11 |
TBD |
|
|
20 (608) |
TBD |
Note: Teams are allocated $150,000 per pick from Rounds 11-20. This does not count towards their total bonus pool, although they are allowed to use any remaining bonus money to increase their offer above $150,000 to these players.
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Post-draft updates
TBD
