New York Yankees Selected Contracts Prior to 2013 Rule 5 Draft

The New York Yankees selected the contracts of Jose Campos from Class A Charleston, Shane Greene, Bryan Mitchell and Gary Sanchez from Double A Trenton, Slade Heathcott from Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Dean Anna just acquired from the Padres and placed them on the Yankees 40 man roster. The move was made to protect the players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft on December 12. It is interesting to see which players an organization values as it moves the draft eligible players under the protective roster umbrella.

RHP Campos pitched in 2013 at Charleston. He was 4-2, 3.41 ERA, 77 K, 1.13 WHIP, 2 SV in 87.0 IP over 26 games. He originally signed with the Mariners in 2009 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. He was traded to the Yankees in 2012. Campos turned 21 on July 27.

RHP Greene split 2013 between Class A Advanced Tampa and Trenton. He was 4-6, 3.60 ERA, 69 K, 1.24 WHIP in 75.0 IP over 13 games at Tampa and was 8-4, 3.18 ERA, 68 K, 1.41 WHIP in 79.1 IP over 14 games at Trenton. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round in 2009. Greene turned 25 on November 17.

RHP Mitchell split 2013 between Class A Advanced Tampa and Trenton. He was 4-11, 5.12 ERA, 104 K, 1.55 WHIP in 126.2 IP over 24 games at Tampa and was 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 16 K, 1.02 WHIP in 18.2 IP over 3 games at Trenton. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 16th round in 2009. Mitchell turned 22 on April 19.

Sanchez is a catcher who split 2013 between Class A Advanced Tampa and Trenton. He hit .254/.313/.420 with 13 HR, 61 RBI, 38 R, 3 SB in 94 games at Tampa and hit .250/.364/.380 with 2 HR, 10 RBI, 12 R, 0 SB in 23 games at Trenton. He originally signed with the Yankees in 2009 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Sanchez will be 21 on December 2nd.

Heathcott is an outfielder who played in 2013 at Double A Trenton. He hit .261/.327/.411 with 8 HR, 49 RBI, 59 R, 15 SB in 103 games. He was originally drafted by the Yankees with the 29th pick of the first round in 2009. Heathcott turned 23 on September 28.

Anna is a 2B\SS\3B who played in 2013 at Triple A Tucson. He hit .331/.410/.482 with 9 HR, 73 RBI, 90 R, 3 SB in 132 games. He was originally drafted by the Padres in the 26th round in 2008. Anna will be 27 on November 24.