The Yankees may have landed more than a 15th-round pick with William Cutshall. They appear to have found a player who was eager to get to work the moment his name was called.
Cutshall, a Seneca HS star and Ole Miss commit, was selected Sunday and quickly signaled that a deal was coming together. According to his local paper, Upstate Today, he said he would report to the Yankees’ facility on Tuesday and agree to terms in the coming days. That process moved fast: Cutshall officially signed on Wednesday.
For a player who had been tied to Ole Miss for almost two years, the decision clearly wasn’t automatic. But the pull of the Yankees was obvious in the way he talked about the moment.
“It’s something I’ve been looking forward to and working toward my whole baseball career,” Cutshall told the Upstate Times on Monday. “It doesn’t really feel real in the moment, and it kind of feels like I’m dreaming, because it’s a dream I’ve had since childhood.
“When I heard my name get called, it was a feeling of, ‘Man, I achieved my dream and my goal I’ve worked toward,’ and that’s just an amazing feeling.”
He was just as direct when talking about the organization that drafted him.
“I can’t put it into words,” he added about being selected by the Yankees. “I know how much history they have behind them and how long they’ve been a ball club. It’s just amazing to be a part of that now, and I’m just ready to go down there and work my butt off to prove them… https://t.co/aEfuCXuzFS
- Bobby Milone (@BobbyMilone29) July 14, 2026
Cutshall’s profile helps explain why the Yankees were willing to take the shot. The slugging shortstop made Baseball America’s Top 500 high school prospects list, with his light-tower power standing out.
Before the draft, the expectation was that he might eventually re-enter the pool and cash in later. On the surface, the pick looked like a dart throw.
Now it looks a lot more like a smart gamble that paid off quickly. The Yankees may have found an enthusiastic addition to their program and a rising talent late in the draft.
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