The Yankees have signed first-round draft pick Ty Hensley, reports Kendall Rogers of Perfect Game USA (Twitter links). The two sides agreed to a $1.2MM bonus, below the recommended slot price of $1.6MM for the 30th overall pick.
There could be some intrigue in the signing, as Baseball America's Jim Callis reports that Hensley and the Yankees agreed to terms on a $1.6MM bonus in June before an MRI revealed "abnormalities" in his pitching shoulder. As a result, Hensley's bonus was reduced by $400K, though the right-hander said in a statement released through his advisor that he was happy with how the Yankees treated him during the process.
Hensley, a high-schooler from Oklahoma, had committed to pitch for the University of Mississippi before being drafted by New York. He is described by Baseball America's John Manuel as having a plus curveball that may be even better than his fastball, which has touched 97-mph. Hensley's makeup and work ethic has also been praised by scouts.
Sweet
Nice. Glad the NYY didn’t end up with another Cole fiasco where a draftee changes their mind after being selected.
no joke…
i read they found abnormalties with his mri AFTER they signed him…
any update?
RAB said he lost some bonus so we got more money to sign some late rounders. Hurrah!
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steal of the draft
A high School player that can touch 97 and has a good curve, sounds good. As long as he can stay healthy he should turn out to be a good pick.
Hallelujah! Hope that they still have a bit of money left for a late rounder
Finally! Awesome.
Shoulder abnormalities. He’s officially a Yankee.
I’m happy we got him signed. But that part made my body cringe. Hope for the best is all we can do.
This is a huge signing for the Yankees! Definitely a steal. He’s finally a Yankee!
we saved alot of money hopefully this will help us sign some of the high potential guys ‘committed’ to college. i believe most of them are outfielders.
Shoulder abnormalities? Holy Cow. What does that mean?
The fact that a high school kid can touch 97 mph seems like a basic shoulder abnormality to me.