The New York Yankees went nuclear with a puddle of pitching prospects in the 2024 MLB Draft, and early indications from a flurry of mock drafts indicated they'd be quadrupling down on that ambition this July. It was extra easy to connect them to Alabama right-hander Riley Quick, given the way they operated last summer by selecting (and reaching slightly for?) 'Bama's Ben Hess.
Is the big-bodied Quick a starter? Is he a future two-pitch relief ace? Something in between? The chatter sounded a lot like Hess - and also sounded like someone who'd last until the Yankees' first selection at No.