2017 MLB Draft results: Yankees pick promising, injured pitcher Clarke Schmidt
Schmidt will miss time due to Tommy John surgery
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With the 16th pick in the 2017 MLB draft, the New York Yankees selected University of South Carolina right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt.
Through nine starts, Schmidt looked like a top 10 pick. He was 4-2 with a 1.34 ERA and 70 strikeouts against 18 walks in 60 ⅓ innings. He works up into the high-90s with movement on his fastball and teams it with a very good slider and a change.
Of course, he injured his elbow after those nine starts and has had Tommy John surgery. So there's some risk here and he won't be helping the ballclub for a few years. There's huge upside, though.
Schmidt could miss the next year or so while recovering from the operation.
