Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Yankees draft Cito Culver

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The Yankees top pick in the 2010 draft is a high schooler named Cito Culver.

He’s a switch-hitting shortstop, considered better from the left side. MLB.com says he has gap-to-gap power and above-average speed. He also has a pretty big fastball from the mound.

I’ve never seen the guy and only heard of him when his name was announced, but he sounds like a wild-card kind of pick. Very high potential with a lot of unknowns.

UPDATE, 11:05 p.m.: The Yankees just sent a press release about the Culver pick. It includes a comment from Damon Oppenheimer. Here it is…

The New York Yankees tonight selected 17-year-old switch-hitting shortstop Chris

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