Yankees minor league baseball begins today with a prospect preview

Time for the Rising

That’s true for all of the prospects at these lower levels. They have potential, nothing more. Just as the Yankees 2018 season does. But to realize that potential, they will need the help of some of the players we just looked at. Some will rise and become stars, while others will fall by the wayside.

But who will that be? Obviously, Andujar, Gleyber, and Thairo will all get looks in the show; Andujar is getting one now. Acevedo, Adams, and German are also almost definitely going to make appearances. Long-term, Florial looks like one of the best of the bunch.

Which pitchers will become starters and which relievers is harder to project, especially with the limits I imposed at the beginning. Freicer Perez looks more like a solid pick for a starter every day, as does Justus Sheffield. That would have to put Loaisiga, Abreu, and Sears in the pen.

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Obviously, those are just guesses. But we will find out a lot of answers this year, especially as there are other talented players pushing up from below.

In a deep system like the Yankees, prospects either have to produce or get out of the way. Which ones will rise and which will fall, and who will help the Yankees this season, are going to be two of the most interesting aspects of the 2018 Minor League Season.

And it all starts today.