Yankees Core Four and Bernie: where did they come from?

Bernie Williams
Born: September 13, 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Age 47.155)
High School: Escuela Libre de Musica (PR)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1985.


Mariano Rivera
Born: November 29, 1969 in Panama, Panama, Panama (Age 46.078) 
High School: La Chorrea (Panama, PA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1990.


Andy Pettitte
Born: June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, LA (Age 43.245) 
High School: Deer Park HS (Deer Park, TX)
School: San Jacinto College, North Campus (Houston, TX)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 22nd round of the 1990 amateur draft.


Jorge Posada
Born: August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico (Age 44.182)
High School: Colegio Alejandrino (Guaynabo, PR)
School: Calhoun Community College (Decatur, AL)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1990 amateur draft.


Derek Jeter
Born: June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, NJ (Age 41.234) 
High School: Central HS (Kalamazoo, MI)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1992 amateur draft.

Williams and Rivera were signed as undrafted amateur free agents from outside the USA. Drafted:
Pettitte 1990 round 22, number 594
Posada 1990 round 24, number 646
Jeter 1992 round 1, number 6.

Carl Everett was the number one draft pick of the Yankees in 1990, number 10 overall.

• signed June 8, 1990.
• November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the New York Yankees as the 27th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

Everett was an outfielder who never played for the Yankees but for eight other teams: 5,395 PA, OPS+ 107, WAR 20.4.

In 1991 the Yankees had the number one overall pick and used it to draft Brien Taylor, a left handed pitcher who never played in the big leagues.

Data from baseball-reference.com