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PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 11: Commissioner of Major League Baseball Robert D. Manfred announces Hunter Dietz as the 35th overall pick by the New York Yankees during the 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express at Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday, July 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
After a long couple of days, we’re nearing the end of the 2026 MLB Draft. The league’s 30 teams have combed through the amateur ranks and called out hundreds of names, with five rounds left of picks to make. The Yankees are hoping they’ve found themselves an exciting new generation of Baby Bombers with their selections; they started things off with a couple of young bats and college arms on Day 1, and have pulled from the ranks of prep bats, college hitters, and college arms so faron Day 2.
Stay with us as we come down the home stretch and the Yankees make their 16th- through 20th-round picks!
Round 16, Pick 488: Garrett Ahern, RHP, Grand Canyon, 6’5” 195 lbs.
We’re back underway, and the Yankees have gone with pitcher Garrett Ahern out of Grand Canyon. A lean right-hander, Ahern has struggled to keep runs off the board in college but did record his fair of strikeouts. He has a rough-looking 6.02 ERA in 145 innings as a collegiate pitcher, striking 145 against 58 walks in that time. College baseball writer Daniel Allen posted on Twitter/X that Ahern sits 91-93 mph from a sidearm delivery that deceives opposing hitters. Ahern apparently has transferred to Arizona from Grand Canyon, but he could be an interesting project should the Yankees be able to convince him to sign.
Round 17, Pick 518: Jason Krieger, RHP, Maine, 6’5” 220 lbs.
Another round, another tall, right-handed college arm head to the Yankees. Krieger struggled in his first season with the University of Maine, running a 5.26 ERA in 65 innings in 2024 before missing the 2025 season with Tommy John surgery. He got off to a tough start to his 2026 campaign, posting a 7.24 ERA over his first 32 innings, but closed things out strong, including an eight-start stretch where he managed a 2.52 ERA. He’s followed that up with a great run in the Cape Cod League, allowing one earned run over four appearances and 15.1 innings.
You can read more on Krieger’s road to this point in a touching and sad story from the York Daily Record. Krieger lost his father to pancreatic cancer in 2018 and has stated that his goal is to make the big leagues for his dad.
Round 18, Pick 548: Blake Cyr, OF, Florida, 5’11” 195 lbs.
The Yankees take their fourth outfielder of this draft, this time Blake Cyr out of Florida. Cyr played his high school ball at Windermere High School in Florida, started college at Miami, then transferred to Florida for his last two collegiate seasons. Cyr’s senior campaign was his best, hitting .316/.398/.591 with 14 dingers in 56 games. We don’t have much scouting info on Cyr, though you can see what looks like a somewhat long but powerful right swing here:
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Round 19, Pick 578: Tyce Armstrong, 1B, Baylor, 6’4” 228 lbs.
With their 19th pick, the Yankees make a rare foray into the lands of non-premium defensive positions, popping Texas kid Tyce Armstrong. The 23-year-old attended high school in Magnolia, TX, went to UT Arlington for his first three college seasons, then transferred to Baylor for 2026. Armstrong raked in the Big 12 this year, posting a .338/.453/.757 slash line with 24 homers in 56 games. He shares an NCAA record as one of just two players to ever hit three grand slams in one game:
Round 20, Pick 608: Dean Toigo, OF, Arizona State, 6’4” 205 lbs.
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