Weekly Prospects Check In: Jordan Foley

Jordan Foley is a name that many casual Yankees or casual prospect following fans probably don’t know or don’t know much about so that is why we are showcasing him here this morning. That is one of the ultimate goals with these posts you see, not only to check in with them and see who is hot and who is not but to also make these potential Yankees players a household name. Foley is currently down in High-A with the Tampa Yankees and he pitched in Game One and Game Three of the playoffs for them out of the bullpen in relief.

In the series that led to the Tampa Yankees winning the North Division crown Foley threw four innings allowing just one run while notching a save in the deciding game. Here is the rest of his stat line for the season that isn’t over yet as the Tampa Yankees now look to clinch the Florida State League championship:

Year	Age	Lev	W	L	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
2016	22	A+-AA	4	0	3.03	36	11	2	65.1	51	24	22	4	33	88	1.286	7.0	0.6	4.5	12.1
2016	22	A+	4	0	3.06	35	11	2	64.2	51	24	22	4	32	88	1.284	7.1	0.6	4.5	12.2
2016	22	AA	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.500	0.0	0.0	13.5	0.0

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

Complete Look at the Yankees 2014 Draft Haul

In case you missed it here is the complete draft haul from the 2014 MLB First Year Player's Draft by the New York Yankees. Remember New York had a plan, and they executed that plan, to spend heavily on the international spending market in what was expected to be an extremely deep pool which led the team to draft more polished, older and advanced college players in the draft.

All in all New York drafted 39 players in the 2014 draft including 24 pitchers, nine infielders, four outfielders and two catchers. New York went college heavy as we said drafting 32 players out of college with just seven players coming out of High School including Austin DeCarr. One of those players drafted was the son of the great Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, Marian Rivera Jr., after the team signed Josh Pettitte, son of Andy Pettitte, in the 2013 MLB Draft.

The Yankees top pick, Jacob Lindgren, is already in the major leagues while the likes of Jonathan Holder, Jordan Foley, Jordan Montgomery, Mark Payton and DeCarr are making great strides in the Yankees system.

Here is the list:

Looking Back at the Yankees 2014 Draft

With the 2015 MLB First Year Player’s Draft just one day away I thought now would be a good time to take a look back at the haul the Yankees got in the 2014 version of the draft. It’s a complete crap shoot after the 10^th round, or probably earlier to be honest, but I decided to recap the Yankees Top 10 picks in last year’s draft. Remember that the Yankees forfeited multiple first round picks last season when they signed Carlos Beltran and Jacoby Ellsbury. Here’s the list:

2nd Round - LHP Jacob Lindgren (Mississippi State)
3rd Round - RHP Austin DeCarr (Salisbury High School)
4th Round - LHP Jordan Montgomery (South Carolina)
5th Round - RHP Jordan Foley (Central Michigan)
6th Round - RHP Jonathan Holder (Mississippi State)
7th Round - CF Mark Payton (Texas)
8th Round - 1B Connor Spencer (University of California Irvine)
9th Round - SS Vince Conde (Vanderbilt)
10th Round - 2B Ty McFarland (James Madison University)

The Yankees currently showcase Lindgren in their major league bullpen while DeCarr skyrocketed towards the top of many prospects lists before this season. While Montgomery, Foley and Holder have been quiet the team has enjoyed more than they could have expected from Payton in his short professional career. The team will absolutely need more than one calendar year to judge how well they did in the draft obviously but for what the Yankees had to work with the early results look quite impressive for New York. Let’s hope they are twice as effective in this year’s draft with three picks in the first 60 picks overall.

New York, you’re on the clock.... almost. 

ICYMI: Yankees Draft Signing Updates

The deadline has come and past for teams to sign their draft picks from the 2014 MLB First Year Player's Draft and the Yankees signed a ton of talent this year. The Yankees signed each of their Top 15 draft picks, although they did miss out on Mariano Rivera Jr. this time around. Either way here is a quick recap in case you missed it late last week and over the weekend.

If there is no assignment then the player did not sign. Really disappointing that the Yankees didn't go after much high upside high school talent in this draft. What's more disappointing is that while high school pitcher Austin DeCarr signed other notable players like Garrett Cave, Will Toffey, Christopher Hudgins, Will Gaddis, Cameron Warren, and Madison Stokes did not sign.

Here's the complete list:

Round	Player	School	Assignment
2 (55)	LHP Jacob Lindgren	Mississippi State (Jr.)	Charleston(Low-A)
3 (91)	RHP Austin DeCarr	Salisbury School (CT) (HS)	GCL (Rk)
4 (122)	LHP Jordan Montgomery	South Carolina (Jr.)	GCL (Rk)
5 (152)	RHP Jordan Foley	Central Michigan (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
6 (182)	RHP Jonathan Holder	Mississippi State (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
7 (212)	CF Mark Payton	Texas (Sr.)	Charleston(Low-A)
8 (242)	1B Connor Spencer	California - Irvine (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
9 (272)	SS Vince Conde	Vanderbilt (TN) (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
10 (302)	2B Ty McFarland	James Madison University (VA) (Sr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
11 (332)	RHP Matthew Borens	Eastern Illinois (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
12 (362)	1B Chris Gittens	Grayson County College (TX) (J2)	GCL (Rk)
13 (392)	1B Bo Thompson	The Citadel (SC) (Jr.)	GCL (Rk)
14 (422)	RHP Sean Carley	West Virginia (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
15 (452)	LHP Andrew Chin	Boston College (Jr.)	TBD
16 (482)	LHP Derek Callahan	Gonzaga (WA) (Jr.)	GCL (Rk)
17 (512)	RHP Garrett Cave	South Sumter HS (FL)	--
18 (542)	LHP Justin Kamplain	Alabama (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
19 (572)	RHP Joe Harvey	Pittsburgh (Sr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
20 (602)	RHP Corey Holmes	Concordia (TX) (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
21 (632)	LHP Porter Clayton	Oregon (So.)	--
22 (662)	RHP Jake Kelzer	Indiana (So.)	--
23 (692)	3B Will Toffey	Salisbury School (CT) (HS)	--
24 (722)	CF Dominic Jose	Stanford (Jr.)	GCL (Rk)
25 (752)	RHP Dylan Barrow	Tampa (Jr.)	--
26 (782)	C Collin Slaybaugh	Washington State (Sr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
27 (812)	OF Griff Gordon	Jacksonville State (AL) (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
28 (842)	RHP Lee Casas	USC (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
29 (872)	RHP Mariano Rivera	Iona (NY) (Jr.)	--
30 (902)	RHP Jorge Perez	Grand Canyon University (Jr.)	--
31 (932)	CF Devyn Bolasky	California - Riverside (Jr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
32 (962)	RHP Jordan Ramsey	UNC - Wilmington (Jr.)	–
33 (992)	RHP David Graybill	Arizona State (So.)	--
34 (1,022)	RHP Matt Wotherspoon	Pittsburgh (Sr.)	Staten Island(SS-A)
35 (1,052)	C Christopher Hudgins	Valhalla HS (CA)	--
36 (1,082)	RHP Will Gaddis	Brentwood HS (TN)	--
37 (1,112)	1B Ryan Lindemuth	William and Mary (VA) (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
38 (1,142)	RHP Andre Del Bosque	Houston - Victoria (TX) (Sr.)	GCL (Rk)
39 (1,172)	1B Cameron Warren	Carl Albert HS (OK)	--
40 (1,202)	SS Madison Stokes	A.C. Flora HS (SC)	--

Yankees Sign 5th Round Pick Jordan Foley

5th rounder RT @JFol12: Just signed my professional contract with the New York Yankees. Pretty amazing and surreal feeling!
— Mike Axisa (@mikeaxisa) June 12, 2014

Another day and another Yankees draft pick signed, today it's fifth round pick Jordan Foley out of Central Michigan University. Hat tip to Mike Axisa of River Avenue Blues. Foley received the full slot recommendation for the 152nd pick overall at $317,500.

The Yankees drafted Foley in 2011 in the 26th round out of High School and finally got the job done this time around.

2014 Yankees Draftees & Their Twitter Accounts

As you know we are big time Twitter freaks on this blog as well as self proclaimed prospect humpers so I get excited around this time every year. Not only do we get new prospects to love but we also get new people to add to the family and the Twitter list we keep on the site. Below is an incomplete and always changing list of Twitter accounts for the players the Yankees drafted in 2014:

(2)Jacob Lindgren - @JLindgren19
(3)Austin DeCarr - @RiDeCarr7
(4)Jordan Montgomery - @Gumbynation34
(5)Jordan Foley - @JFol12
(6)Jonathan Holder - @JHolder14
(7)Mark Payton - @MarkPayton2
(9)Vince Conde - @vince_VU3
(11) Matt Borens - @matteiu28
(12) Chris Gittens - @cgittensome
(13) Bo Thompson - @bobothompson
(14) Sean Carley - @SeanCarley23
(15) Andrew Chin - @Andrewchin8
(16) Derek Callahan - @Derek_Callahan
(17) Garrett Cave - @G_Cave19
(19) Joe Harvey - @44panther
(20) Corey Holmed - @fastball_14
(22) Jake Kelzer - @waken_Jake
(23) Will Toffey - @willtoffey
(27) Griff Gordon - @GGordon11
(29) Mariano Rivera - @marianojr4
(32) Jordan Ramsey - @Jramsey_11
(33) David Graybill - @DavidGraybill24
(34) Matt Wotherspoon - @mspoon11
(35) Christopher Hudgins - @huggie619
(36) Will Gaddis - @w_gad25
(37) Ryan Lindemuth - @rlindy05
(38) Andre Del Bosque - @adelb811
(39) Cameron Warren - @Cam_Warren24
(40) Madison Stokes - @madisonstokes1

Yankees Begin Signing Draft Picks Today

Excited to have the opportunity to continue to play ball with the #yankees. Congrats to @jlindgren19 I… http://t.co/XNXtqOkWLR
— Jonathan Holder (@Jholder14) June 6, 2014

The New York Yankees have not yet signed first pick Jacob Lindgren but have signed a few of his fellow draftees today. In case you were wondering the Yankees have already announced plans to send Lindgren to Tampa once he signs so it seems like a formality at this point whether he will sign or not but it does make it seem unlikely he will reach the Bronx by September. If he started in Charleston, like JB Cox back in the day, then maybe but Tampa is a long way off from the Bronx.

5th Round Pick Jordan Foley will sign although nothing is official yet. The slot for his pick is $317,500.

6th Round Pick Jonathan Holder posted on Twitter that he would sign. Slot is $237,600.

11th Round Pick Matt Borens is already down in Tampa working out.

13th Round Pick Bo Thompson will sign and looks headed to Charleston.

14th Round Pick Kenny Powers Sean Carley will sign and is headed to Staten Island.

20th Round Pick Corey Holmes will also sign and also head down to Staten Island.

37th Round Pick Ryan Lindemuth will also sign and head down to Staten Island.

40th Round Pick Madison Stokes will go to South Carolina and not sign, not unexpected. Nothing wrong with taking a chance on a guy and throwing some money at him in the 40th round.

Yankees 2014 Draft Picks Updated

Here is a list of who the New York Yankees have drafted through the first 10 rounds of the 2014 MLB Draft:

2nd Round - LHP Jacob Lindgren (Mississippi State)
3rd Round - RHP Austin DeCarr (Salisbury High School)
4th Round - LHP Jordan Montgomery (South Carolina)
5th Round - RHP Jordan Foley (Central Michigan)
6th Round - RHP Jonathan Holder (Mississippi State)
7th Round - CF Mark Payton (Texas)
8th Round - 1B Connor Spencer (University of California Irvine)
9th Round - SS Vince Conde (Vanderbilt)
10th Round - 2B Ty McFarland (James Madison University)