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Complete list of Yankees’ 2025 MLB Draft picks after Max Fried signing

Here's the rundown.
Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

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Left-hander Max Fried has been beyond special for a New York Yankees team that needed any semblance of a lift it could muster in the wake of Gerrit Cole's season-ending surgery. The Yankees were hoping for someone who could mimic the work of a left-handed co-ace after Carlos Rodón's spotty first two years, and they received a Cy Young candidate, elite stopper and pickoff artist in exchange.

And it only cost them the 136th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft (and a boatload of money, but who's counting?).

A fourth-round compensation pick in this weekend's draft will head to Atlanta to officially finalize the December signing. The Yankees' first-round pick was also bumped down 10 spots to account for their luxury tax indiscretions (cool). Beyond those shuffles, the Yankees will largely get off scot-free for the remainder of the draft, during which they'll most likely look to stockpile pitching once again.

Here's a look at the MLB Draft order, as well as where the Yankees will select.

Complete List of Yankees' Draft Picks in 2025 MLB Draft

No. 39 Overall, Competitive Balance Round A (First Selection)
No. 103 Overall, Third Round
No. 134 Overall, Fourth Round
No. 164 Overall, Fifth Round

The Yankees will then make the 29th overall selection in every round from the sixth through the 20th. That includes picks:

No. 194, No. 224, No. 254, No. 284, No. 314, No. 344, No. 374, No. 404, No. 434, No. 464, No. 494, No. 524, No. 554, No. 584, No. 614

Who will the Yankees target in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to the latest mock drafts?

Last summer, the Yankees went insane in the pitching department in an effort to beef up their reserves after a few trade deadlines of depletion. It worked; top pick Ben Hess, a powerful righty out of Alabama, starred early before running into some roadblocks, while LSU's Griffin Herring has emerged as a mid-round jewel.

This year, the Yankees have the lowest available bonus pool in the entire draft, totaling $5,383,600 after being decimated by — say it with us now! — luxury tax spending. There's a reason they've been tied to so many similar collegiate arms at No. 39 overall, like Hess' ex-teammate Riley Quick of the Crimson Tide or righty JB Middleton of Southern Missouri.

ESPN also tied the Yankees to moderate-ceiling high schoolers who wouldn't break the bank, like second baseman Sean Gamble or center fielder Slater de Brun.

The whole thing kicks off Sunday night at 6:00 PM live from Atlanta, with the Yankees making a pair of selections on Opening Night, which will end after Pick 105.

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard for 6 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast thrice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for 10 years. He was also a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.