YANKEES SIGN DANTE BICHETTE JR.

It was announced today that the Yankees officially signed third baseman Dante Bichette Jr. Read about it HERE.

If you remember, Bichette was the team's top pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. We wrote all about about Dante Bichette Jr in a piece called YANKEES FIRST PICK: DANTE BICHETTE JR. back on June 7th. Grant Cederquist wrote a terrific piece. Check it out.

Bichette is the son of All-Star Dante Bichette and was taken 51st overall by the Yankees and has already reported to the team's Spring Training facility in Tampa. Nice.

MLB.com has this quote: "We were excited to be able to draft Dante and are even more excited to get him signed," said Damon Oppenheimer, Yankees vice president of amateur scouting. "Coming to an agreement this quickly will allow Dante to get a full season under his belt in 2011, and gets him ahead of the curve in many ways."

The Future in Yankeeland looks promising, yes indeed.

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