Yankees’ draft picks heading into the 2016 MLB Draft

The 2016 MLB Draft begins on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. ET and runs through Saturday, June 11.

The Yankees pick 18th overall in the first round. They drafted UCLA righthander James Kaprielian with the 16th overall pick in the 2015 draft.

Here is the Yankees’ full draft order for the 2016 MLB Draft:

Round 1: 18th overall

Round 2: 62nd overall

Round 3: 98th overall

Round 4: 128th overall

Round 5: 158th overall

Round 6: 188th overall

Round 7: 218th overall

Round 8: 248th overall

Round 9: 278th overall

Round 10: 308th overall

Round 11: 338th overall

Round 12: 368th overall

Round 13: 398th overall

Round 14: 428th overall

Round 15: 458th overall

Round 16: 488th overall

Round 17: 518th overall

Round 18: 548th overall

Round 19: 578th overall

Round 20: 608th overall

Round 21: 638th overall

Round 22: 668th overall

Round 23: 698th overall

Round 24: 728th overall

Round 25: 758th overall

Round 26: 788th overall

Round 27: 818th overall

Round 28: 848th overall

Round 29: 878th overall

Round 30: 908th overall

Round 31: 938th overall

Round 32: 968th overall

Round 33: 998th overall

Round 34: 1,028th overall

Round 35: 1,058th overall

Round 36: 1,088th overall

Round 37: 1,118th overall

Round 38: 1,148th overall

Round 39: 1,178th overall

Round 40: 1,208th overall

The Yankees hope they can find another gem in the middle-to-late rounds of the draft just as they did in 2006, when they selected a certain pitcher out of Grand Street Campus High School in the Bronx with the 254th overall pick. 10 years later, Dellin Betances is a two-time All-Star and part of the Yankees’ trio of lights-out relievers at the back end of the bullpen.