MLB Draft: Yankees go back to school, focusing mainly on college kids

The 2014 MLB Draft has come and gone. The Yankees didn't have have a first round pick, but they still have 39 selections overall, and their draft strategy was pretty clear: college kids, and if they could pitch, all the better. Of the Yankees' 39 selections, there were 24 pitchers, nine infielders, four outfielders and two catchers -- 32 were from college and seven were high schoolers.

Round 2, Pick 55: LHP Jacob Lindgren, Mississippi State

Round 3, Pick 91: RHP Austin DeCarr, Salisbury School (Connecticut),

Round 4, Pick 122: LHP Jordan Montgomery, South Carolina

Round 5, Pick 152: RHP Jordan Foley, Central Michigan

Round 6, Pick 182: RHP Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State

Round 7, Pick 212: CF Mark Payton, Texas

Round 8, Pick 242: 1B Connor Spencer, University of California-Irvine

Round 9, Pick 272: SS Vince Conde, Vanderbilt

Round 10, Pick 302: 2B Ty McFarland, James Madison University

Round 11, Pick 332: RHP Matthew Borens, Eastern Illinois

Round 12, Pick 362: 1B Chris Gittens, Grayson County College (Texas)

Round 13, Pick 392: 1B Bo Thompson, The Citadel (South Carolina)

Round 14, Pick 422: RHP Sean Carley, West Virginia

Round 15, Pick 452: LHP Andrew Chin, Boston College

Round 16, Pick 482: LHP Derek Callahan, Gonzaga

Round 17, Pick 512: RHP Garret Cave, South Sumter HS (FL)

Round 18, Pick 542: LHP Justin Kamplain, Alabama

Round 19, Pick 572: RHP Joe Harvey, Pittsburgh

Round 20, Pick 602: RHP Corey Holmes, Concordia University Texas

Round 21, Pick 632: LHP Porter Clayton, Oregon

Round 22, Pick 662: RHP Jake Kelzer, Indiana

Round 23, Pick 692: 3B Will Toffey, Salisbury School (CT)

Round 24, Pick 722: OF Dominic Jose, Standord

Round 25, Pick 752: RHP Dylan Barrow, University of Tampa (FL)

Round 26, Pick 782: C Collin Slaybaugh, Washington State

Round 27, Pick 812: OF Griffin Gordon, Jacksonville State (AL)

Round 28, Pick 842: RHP Lee Casas, USC

Round 29, Pick 872:  RHP Mariano Rivera, Iona (NY)

Round 30, Pick 902: RHP Jorge Perez, Grand Canyon University (AZ)

Round 31, Pick 932: CF Devyn Bolasky, University of California - Riverside (CA)

Round 32, Pick 962: RHP Jordan Ramsey, UNC - Wilmington (NC)

Round 33, Pick 992: RHP David Graybill, Arizona State

Round 34, Pick 1,022: RHP Matt Wotherspoon, Pittsburgh

Round 35, Pick 1,052: C Christopher Hudgins, Valhalla HS (CA)

Round 36, Pick 1,082: RHP William Gaddis, Brentwood HS (TN)

Round 37, Pick 1,112: 2B Ryan Lindemuth, College of William and Mary (VA)

Round 38, Pick 1,142: RHP Andre Del Bosque, University of Houston - Victoria (TX)

Round 39, Pick 1,172: 1B Cameron Warren, Carl Albert HS (OK)

Round 40, Pick 1, 202: SS Madison Stokes, A.C. Flora HS (SC)

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