With their 28th round pick, 847th
overall, in the 2018 MLB First Year Players Draft the New York Yankees selected
Max Burt, a third baseman out of Northeastern University in Massachusetts. Burt
was a senior at Northeastern and had not been previously drafted, let’s meet
him. This is Meet a Prospect: The Max Burt Edition.
Burt stands 6’2” and weighs in at 185 lbs. as he bats and
throws from the right side. Burt has four years of college under his belt at
Northeastern where he played shortstop and served as the team captain for the
Huskies while leading the team to an NCAA tournament appearance in 2018. Burt
also helped Northeastern become a perennial contender in the Colonial Athletic
Association (CAA) showing that his leader skills and maturity may become an
invaluable tool for him going forward as he begins his professional
career.
Burt is defensive player more so than an offensive player
and he even won the CAA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2017. Burt has a
strong throwing arm and can man the third base position with ease, but his
offense and lack of power may not translate to him sticking there if he were to
reach the Major League level. Burt had just 12 home runs in his four years with
the Huskies and another three home runs while playing in the Cape Cod League
for two seasons.
Burt has experience as an amateur at shortstop, third base
and as catcher so he may become one of those versatile players that the Yankees
love so much, and the type of player that every team covets. Stay tuned. Burt
has already agreed to sign with the club so let’s welcome him not only to the
Yankees organization, but to the family as well. You can follow Max on twitter
by following @MaxBurt14.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)