New York Yankees select Trevor Hauver with the 99th pick, what are they getting?

New York Yankees, Trevor Hauver
BATON ROUGE, LA - JUNE 01: Arizona State Sun Devils outfielder Trevor Hauver (18) hits a pitch during a game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Stony Brook Sea Wolves at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 1, 2019. (Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The New York Yankees 3rd Round pick (2nd pick for the Yankees) has been announced and he (like Austin Wells) is out of an Arizona college, being from Arizona State. He is a 6-0 205 pound kid and he’s got more questions in his game than Austin Wells but is still a fine prospect, and a high value pick for New York in my opinion. He isn’t an elite baserunner as he has 1 stolen base to 8 caught stolen bases. He has some solid power in terms of percentages and home runs along with a decent ability to create extra-base hits.

He was able to have an NCAA/Cape Cod League career that was pretty good overall, with a .412 OBP and .475 SLG along with 22 Home Runs and 110 walks in 183 games. He’s also a left-hander in the box, meaning he’s going to love Yankee Stadium. What stands out is elite walking ability, which again is a skill that usually translates well into the MLB, but his 15.7% walk rate over 182 games is absurdly good.

It got much better since his 2019 NCAA season. Since then he has put up a 16.8% walk rate and was able to have a .494 OBP in his final NCAA season. In the short stint in his 2020 NCAA year and his Cape Cod year in 2019, he had more walks than strikeouts, a feat that’s rare for hitters and while strikeouts don’t concern me too much, it shows an elite level of plate vision for the kid.

Defensively speaking he’s a solid left fielder, and while he’s played some right field and 2B, I think he’ll be mainly a LF for the Yankees as he develops. He’s a little older, being a 21 going on 22-year-old prospect, but I think he will be MLB ready by late 2022 to early 2023 because this kid has a skill in plate vision that won’t need a ton of work in order for it to develop well.

His player comparison for me is a Tommy Pham, being great at getting on base with a solid SLG% and solid defense. I think this kid’s got a great future as he’s going to a great organization for developing great hitting especially when it comes to helping players with great plate vision.

How excited are you to bring Trevor Hauver to the New York Yankees system?