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Major League Baseball's annual First-Year Player Draft commences on Tuesday. And with the Yankees committed to building a farm system to create a foundation for years to come, YESNetwork.com decided to look back at the Yankees' 10 most influential draft picks in their history. A few names remain integral parts of the program. Others helped launch a dynasty. And a couple were parlayed into final pieces to a championship puzzle.

1. Derek Jeter (1992)
Jeter was drafted just as the Yankees were exiting the dark ages of the early 1990s; hitting rock bottom with a 67-95 record in 1990. The kid from Pequannock, N.J., led them straight to prosperity immediately. He was named Rookie of the Year in 1996. Four years later he became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same season. A nine-time AL All-Star and named captain in 2003, Jeter played in the postseason every year except 2008 and is known for game-changing plays ("The Flip," "The Dive,") that are immortalized in the annals of Yankees history.

2. Thurman Munson (1968)
Lots of parallels between Munson and Jeter. The Yankees were in severe decline in the late 1960s when Munson was drafted in 1968. Two years later he'd win AL Rookie of the Year. In '76 he was named AL MVP (.302-17-105) after leading the Yankees to their first AL pennant in 12 years and became the only Yankee ever to win both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards. Before his tragic death in 1979, Munson was named the first team captain since Lou Gehrig and led the Yankees to three consecutive World Series (1976-78) while batting .373 in the Fall Classic (.339 in ALCS).

3. Don Mattingly (1979)
Mattingly never won a coveted World Series ring, but "Donnie Baseball" is one of the most popular Yankees in the team's history. He won the AL MVP in 1985 (.324-35-145) and was the first homegrown Yankee to lead the team in home runs since Bobby Murcer (1970-73). Also known as the "Hit Man," Mattingly had a flair for drama. He tied an MLB record in 1987 with home runs in eight straight games and batted .417 in the ALDS with a memorable go-ahead homer in Game 2, part of his lone postseason appearance in pinstripes.

4. Ron Guidry (1971)
Known as "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator," Guidry was a trendsetter. While Guidry was en route to striking out a franchise record 18 California Angels on June 17, 1978, fans started the tradition of standing and cheering with every two-strike count and imploring Guidry to earn Strike 3. Gator went 25-3 with a 1.78 ERA and won the second of two straight World Championships that memorable year. His plaque in Monument Park reads, "A dominating pitcher and a respected leader" and "A true Yankee."

5. Andy Pettitte (1990)
Another piece of the homegrown engine that was the backbone of the Yankees' most recent dynasty. As a Yankee, Pettitte has won four championships and is a part of six AL pennant winners while delivering some of the finest clutch performances in franchise history.

6. Jorge Posada (1990)
The Yankees never experienced life without Posada until 2008 and the effects were devastating. The switch-hitter has been on five All-Star teams over his 12-year career. He is the only catcher to have hit .330 or better with 40 doubles, 20 home runs, and 90 RBIs in a single season, and to slug 30 homers in one year (Yogi Berra).

7. Joba Chamberlain (2006)
No one player in Yankees history made an immediate of an impact that Chamberlain in 2007 when he made the eighth-inning setup role chic and electrifying in baseball. Chamberlain, 23, is making a name for himself as a starting pitcher, but those two months in '07 have many still believing he's best-suited for the bullpen and possibly Mariano Rivera's successor.

8. Phil Hughes (2004)
Phil Hughes remains the top jewel of the Yankees' organization. He no-hit the Texas Rangers in just his second big-league start before pulling a hamstring with one out in the seventh inning. At age 22, Hughes is evolving as a pitcher and his potential remains unlimited, even if he has to pitch out of the bullpen for the time being.

9. Eric Milton (1996)
Milton was the Yankees' first-round pick (20th overall) in 1996. He played one season in the team's system before he and three others were traded to Minnesota for Chuck Knoblauch. The Yankees won the World Series in all three seasons Knoblauch wore pinstripes.

10. Mike DeJean (1992)
DeJean was traded to the Colorado Rockies in 1996 for a defensive-minded catcher adept at handling a pitching staff. His name was Joe Girardi, and all he did was win three rings, and catch Dwight Gooden's no-hitter in 1996 and David Cone's perfect game in 1999. Girardi's ties with the organization helped led to his current position as Yankees manager.