Yankees 2005 first-round pick C.J. Henry has enrolled at Memphis to play basketball

from rotoworld.com: 2005 first-round pick C.J. Henry has enrolled at Memphis to play basketball. A year after the Yankees traded him in the Bobby Abreu deal, Henry asked the Phillies for his release, telling them he wanted to go play basketball. However, what he really wanted to do was play for the Yankees. Of course, that was never going to happen. Henry hit .222/.296/.353 in 953 minor league at-bats over four pro seasons. The Yankees missed wildly when they made him the 18th pick in the draft. It's a shame that the Yankees just started to learn how to draft. I mean..how many bad draft picks could they make in a row? Lately..Cashman has woken up and started making smart moves. For the most part..the only guy I see as a smart pick is Phil Hughes from 1997-2006. C.J. Henry was obviously more commited to basketball than baseball. He had terrible minor league numbers and has been a complete flop. From Baseball America: (this just shows you how bad they have drafted over the years) Year Player, Position 2006 1997 *Tyrell Godwin, of Nationals 1998 Andy Brown, of Out of baseball 1999 David Walling, rhp Out of baseball 2000 David Parrish, c Pirates 2001 John-Ford Griffin, of Blue Jays 2002 Brandon Weeden, rhp Royals 2003 Eric Duncan, 3b Yankees 2004 Philip Hughes, rhp Yankees 2005 C.J. Henry, ss Phillies 2006 Ian Kennedy, rhp Yankees * Did not sign