​Every year, after the coffers are refilled through the draft, it is a good time to take a look at where the organization’s depth stands. Over the last few seasons, the Yankees have promoted several of their top prospects and used their farm system depth to acquire pieces at the Trade Deadline. Coming into this season, many evaluators ranked New York’s farm system in the bottom third of baseball. The system was also seen as top-heavy, with a drop-off after the first four players and then another big drop from the sixth slot down.The draft is not going to fix those flaws over one weekend, but it is a starting point. Prior to the draft, the farm system was particularly thin at catcher and among position players in general. Other than top prospect George Lombard Jr. and the injured Dax Kilby, the Yankees desperately needed an infusion of mitts and sticks.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBrian Cashman and the rest of the front office addressed that need by using two of the team’s first five picks on catchers, adding Brendan Brock out of Oklahoma in the third round and Bear Harrison of Texas A&M, in the fifth. The Yankees do not currently have a catcher ranked among the organization’s top 30 prospects, as they’ve used their previously compiled depth in various trades over the past couple years. In the past, the team has often turned to the international signing period to add catching talent. The current lack of depth appears to have pushed the organization toward adding some domestic talent to the pipeline as well.View LinkOther than the previously mentioned Lombard and Kilby, the only other Yankees position player prospect ranked in the organization’s MLB Pipeline top 10 is Spencer Jones. Putting it nicely, the organization is thin as a rail when it comes to hitters.In addition to the two catchers, the Yankees added rock-solid outfielder Paul Gutierrez Contreras II from Cal State Fullerton in the fourth round. They then dipped into the high school ranks to select third baseman Andrew Gonzalez out of Americas High School in Texas in the sixth and returned to the prep ranks in the 13th and 15th round for outfielder Lee Garris and shortstop William Cutshall. Look for any draft slot value surplus go toward adding these talented young hitters and convincing them to go pro; despite the rounds where they were taken, there’s likely a higher ceiling on both than many of the collegiate players from the back half of the first 10 rounds. This is always the calculus with the modern MLB Draft. As of now, Garris and Cutshall are on the verge of signing, but Gonzalez could take time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLuke Pettitte, a two-way player and son of former Yankees great Andy Pettitte, was selected in the eighth round out of Dallas Baptist. Many evaluators believe he projects better as a pitcher, but Pettitte performed well as a designated hitter last season while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. It would be a surprise to see an