New York Yankees: 3 prospects primed to make an impact
By Manny Gómez
These three New York Yankees prospects may not see playing time this season. However, if the opportunity arises, they’re poised to make an impact.
As an organization, up until very recently, the New York Yankees weren’t known for their farm system. Over the last few seasons, however, a slew of prospects have climbed through the ranks, reaching the big leagues and immediately making an impact.
I’m talking players like Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino, and Gleyber Torres to name a few. It seems that every top prospect the team has, eventually makes an impact on the MLB team.
So, today, I’d like to highlight three more prospects that could eventually reach the Bronx and refuse to look back at MiLB. Two of these prospects could, if the opportunity arises, have an impact on the big league team as soon as this season, especially…
Deivi Garcia
At times last season, Deivi Garcia was drawing comparisons to Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez. Perhaps it’s that Garcia is of Dominican descent. Perhaps it’s that the kid is small in stature. Who knows?
What we do know is that he rose through the minor league ranks rather quickly, raising eyebrows around the league in one dominant start last July. While playing for the Double-A Trenton Thunder, Garcia punched out 15 batters in six one-hit innings. The performance resulted in the team clinching a playoff spot at season’s end.
From there, experts and analysts began to follow the kid closely as he stuck out 87 batters in 53.2 Double-A innings. His dominance resulted in a promotion to the Triple-A Scranton-Wilks Barre RailRiders.
In Scranton, Garcia struggled to find the dominance he had in the lower levels. He still, however, maintained a high strikeout rate and assured that he’d begin the 2020 season just one step away from the “show.”
If Garcia can keep the ball in the park and walk fewer batters, he’ll be donning New York Yankees pinstripes as soon as the 2020 MLB season.