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Record: 89-73   .549.... 3rd in American League East
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 4,298,655
Payroll: $209,081,577
Top Draft Pick: Gerrit Cole (#28)   College
Manager - Joe Girardi

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Affiliates - MLB New York Yankees AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees AA Trenton Thunder A+ Tampa Yankees A Charleston (Sc) RiverDogs A- Staten Island Yankees Rk Gulf Coast Yankees

Team Leaders

HR: Rodriguez [35]
RBI: Rodriguez [103]
2B: Abreu [39]
SB: Damon [29]
W: Mussina [20]
SV: Rivera [39]
SO: Pettitte [158]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Francisco Cervelli (Sep 18) Justin Christian (Jun 24) Brett Gardner (Jun 30) Juan Miranda (Sep 18)
Pitchers: Alfredo Aceves (Aug 31) Phillip Coke (Sep 1) Scott Patterson (Jun 1) David Robertson (Jun 29) Humberto Sanchez (Sep 18)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	28**	June-Reg	Gerrit Cole	P	17	6-4	215	R	R	College		Orange (Orange,CA)
1	44	June-Reg	Jeremy Bleich	P	21	6-2		L	L	AA		Stanford University	$700,000
2	75**	June-Reg	Scott Bittle	P	21	6-1	190	R	R	College		University of Mississippi
3	106	June-Reg	David Adams	2B	21	6-2	205	R	R	A+		University of Virginia	$333,000
4	140	June-Reg	Corban Joseph	SS	19	6-0	168	L	R	A		Franklin (Franklin,TN)	$207,000
5	170	June-Reg	Chris Smith	OF	18	6-0	190	L	L	Rookie		Centennial (Compton,CA)	$156,000
6	200	June-Reg	Brett Marshall	P	18	6-0	195	R	R	A		Sterling (Baytown,TX)	$850,000
7	230	June-Reg	Kyle Higashioka	C	18	6-1	190	R	R	A-		Edison (Huntington Beach,CA)	$500,000
8	260	June-Reg	Dan Brewer	OF	20	6-0	185	R	R	A+		Bradley University	$125,000
9	290	June-Reg	Michael O'Brien	P	18	5-11	185	R	R	Rookie		Hidden Valley (Roanoke,VA)	$200,000
10	320	June-Reg	D.J. Mitchell	P	21	6-2	165	R	R	A+		Clemson University	$400,000
11	350	June-Reg	Ray Kruml	OF	22	6-0	185	L	R	A		University of South Alabama
12	380	June-Reg	Luke Greinke	P	22	6-1	195	R	R	A-		Auburn University
13	410	June-Reg	Jack Rye	OF	22	6-1	200	L	L	AA		Florida State University
14	440	June-Reg	David Phelps	P	21	6-3	180	R	R	A+		University of Notre Dame
15	470	June-Reg	Matt Richardson	P	18	6-1	175	R	R	A-		Lake Mary (Lake Mary,FL)
16	500	June-Reg	Luke Anders	1B	21	6-6	220	L	L	A-		Texas A&M University
17	530	June-Reg	Addison Maruszak	SS	21	6-1	195	R	R	A+		University of South Florida
18	560	June-Reg	Brandon Braboy	P	22	6-0	195	R	R	A		University of Indianapolis
19	590	June-Reg	Mitch Abeita	C	22	6-0	185	R	R	A		University of Nebraska
20	620	June-Reg	Pat Venditte	RHP/LHP	23	6-1	180	R	R	A+		Creighton University
21	650	June-Reg	Mitchell Delaney	1B	19	6-2	215	L	R	Rookie		Western Texas College
22	680	June-Reg	Cory Arbiso	P	22	6-3	210	R	R	AAA		Cal State Fullerton
23	710	June-Reg	Ryan Wilkes	SS	22	5-11	190	B	R	A-		University of Kentucky
24	740	June-Reg	Mike Lyon	3B	21	6-1	210	R	R	A		Northeastern University
25	770	June-Reg	Jeff Nutt	C	23	5-11	200	L	R	A		University of Arkansas
26	800	June-Reg	Blake Monar	P	19	6-2	190	L	L	-		South Spencer (Rockport,IN)
27	830	June-Reg	Garrison Lassiter	SS	18	6-1	185	L	R	A		West Forsyth (Winston-Salem,NC)
28	860	June-Reg	Chad Gross	OF	20	6-6	225	R	R	A-		Cuesta College
29	890	June-Reg	Mike Jones	OF	21	6-5	200	R	R	Rookie		Arizona State University
30	920	June-Reg	Ben McMahan	C	18	6-0	192	R	R	College		Bishop Moore (Orlando,FL)
31	950	June-Reg	Spencer Lucian	2B	22	6-2	205	R	R	Rookie		Princeton University
32	980	June-Reg	Andy Suiter	P	21	6-3	210	L	L	Rookie		University of California-Davis
33	1010	June-Reg	Tommy Baldridge	OF	21	6-1	205	L	L	A+		Coastal Carolina University
34	1040	June-Reg	Brad Rulon	P	22	5-11	189	L	R	A+		Georgia Tech
35	1070	June-Reg	Andrew Shive	P	22	6-6	260	R	R	A-		Azusa Pacific University
36	1100**	June-Reg	Chris Dwyer	P	20	6-3	210	R	L	Rookie		Salisbury School (Salisbury,CT)
37	1130	June-Reg	Justin Harper	P	20	6-3	210	R	R	A-		Yavapai College
38	1160	June-Reg	Clay Caulfield	P	22	6-2	210	R	R	College		College of Charleston
39	1190	June-Reg	Erik Lovett	1B	22	6-2	215	L	L	A-		Mount Olive College
40	1220	June-Reg	Sam Mende	SS	18	6-1	166	R	R	College		Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater,FL)
41	1250	June-Reg	Mykal Stokes	OF	18	6-2	170	R	R	-		Tustin (Tustin,CA)
42	1280	June-Reg	Clint Preisendorfer	P	21	6-5	235	L	L	Rookie		-
43	1310	June-Reg	Matt Summers	P	18	6-1	195	L	R	-		Chaparral (Scottsdale,AZ)
44	1339	June-Reg	Evan Ocheltree	OF	21	6-3	180	L	L	College		Wake Forest University
45	1367	June-Reg	Creede Simpson	SS	18	6-2	180	R	R	-		Auburn (Auburn,AL)
46	1394	June-Reg	Matt Veltmann	P	19	6-5	200	R	R	College		San Diego City College
47	1421	June-Reg	Ryan Flannery	P	22	6-3	245	R	R	A		Fairleigh Dickinson University
48	1448	June-Reg	Collin Brennan	P	21	6-7	210	L	R	College		Bradley University
49	1475	June-Reg	John Folino	P	21	6-4	190	L	R	College		University of Connecticut
50	1502	June-Reg	Nik Turley	P	18	6-3	210	L	L	Rookie		Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood,CA)