New York Yankees Editorial: Who the Yankees Should Target in 2015 MLB Draft

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Scott Kingery, 2B, Arizona Wildcats

If the Yankees aren’t happy about a certain Arizona Wildcat second baseman they have in their system, maybe they can look to getting another one with one of their two first round picks.

Kingery is less regarded then his keystone mate Kevin Newman, however, all the guy does is hit. Kingery is 11th in batting average in all the NCAA with a .392 clip. He’s only 5′ 11″ and you get the feeling that if he was 6’2″ he’d probably be in the top 10 selections.

He wasn’t drafted out of high school, but got to Arizona and blossomed.

Here’s part of his MLB.com report:

Power isn’t a part of his game, which is fine for a hitter who profiles as a top-of-the-order catalyst. Kingery uses his plus speed to take extra bases and he should be a base-stealing threat in the future. A center fielder in the past, Kingery has the skills to play second base as well as the athleticism to return to the outfield if need be./blockquote]

Yes the Yankees have added a lot of bats in the international free agent market, and have some more coming, but why not add another?

Kingery was on Baseball America and Louisville Slugger’s All-American third team. He was named the Pac-12 player of the year and was also on the all-conference defensive squad.

He also led the conference for the second time in batting average.

I don’t expect them to target him at 16, but he could be a nice pickup if still there at 30.