Yankes sign first round pick Ty Hensley

Well the Yankees agreed to terms with their first round draft pick RHP Ty Hensley, who was deciding between signing with the Yankees and going to college at Old Miss. Hensley was expected to go in the middle of the first round, but somehow fell to the Yankees 30th pick overall. At 6’5″ and 220 lbs,t he right handed pitcher sits low 90′s with his fastball, but has the ability to touch the upper 90′s. With better conditioning and mechanics, the 18 year old has could reach the majors throwing extremely hard, and he’s hoping that only a couple years away. Hensley is likely a top 5 prospect in the Yankees system, and falls somewhere around Jose Campos in in terms of pitchers. Hensley has however had his bonus reduced from $1.6 million to $1.2 million because of some shoulder damage that showed up on his MRI. He doesn't have any issues or pain but obviously it does raise some concern. Best of luck as a Yankee Ty.

Yankees select Ty Hensley

At 30th overall the Yankees selected high school RHP Ty Hensley out of Santa Fe High School in Oklahoma. Baseball America has Hensley at #23 in their top 500 and Kevin Goldstein has Hensley ranked #19 in his top 30. His father was Mike Hensley a former Cardinal and he will more than likely sign despite committing to Mississippi aka Ole Miss.
ESPN wrote about Ty saying: Hensley is a big right-hander with two above-average pitches now and the size to pitch at the top of a rotation, but the effort in his delivery and lack of command have him a cut below the top tier of prep arms. Hensley will hit 98 but pitches now at 93-94, pairing it with a power curveball at 77-81 with hard 12-to-6 break. The fastball doesn't sink or tail but does have some late life up, running up and in to right-handed batters. He gets on top of the ball well and really gets out over his front side, although he doesn't close that front side cleanly after release. He drifts off the rubber early and starts his arm very late, making up for it with big arm acceleration, but it's hard for him to repeat the delivery. There's huge potential here in the raw material if a club feels like they can clean him up and get him to throw more consistent strikes.
Ty will more than likely start in the Gulf coast league and could be a very exciting prospect. Check him out on twitter @Tyhensley17