- 22 years old (LoA Charleston / HiA Tampa)
- 11th round – 2015
- Rogers is a durable pitcher and a projected innings eater who threw 136.1 innings in his first full season taste after only logging 5 appearances in 2015. He’s a work in-progress and the coaching staff is working on boosting his velocity and bettering his below-average changeup.
- 22 years old (LoA Charleston / HiA Tampa)
- International Free Agent – 2011
- Selected by Yankees in Rule 5 Draft – December 2015
- The Yankees are likely to have mined a gem in Ramirez who was steady over two levels in 2016. In his first outing after being promoted to HiA Tampa, Ramirez threw a career-high 11 strikeouts. The right-hander spent 4 seasons with Arizona and only reached the Pioneer League level. His first full season could be described as a breakout year in throwing 124.1 innings, striking out 124 with only 32 walks.
- 23 years old (LoA Charleston)
- 33rd round – 2015
- Morris was a rotation-mate with Ramirez but spent the whole season at LoA Charleston. He had a very solid year going 8-5 with a 2.99 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. He displayed good control with 7.4/K9 and 1.8 BB/9 rates.
- 23 years old (LoA Charleston)
- International Free Agent – 2012
- Vargas was released by the Texas Rangers halfway through the 2012 season and the Yankees signed him the following January 2013. While with the DSL Rangers, the right-hander only pitched 4.2 innings before getting his walking papers. The Yankees brought him state-side in 2015 and gave him a taste of LoA ball with 2 starts. He showed enough promise to begin the 2016 season with LoA Charleston and had himself a workhorse-type season, pitching 131.1 innings, going 10-8 and a 2.95 ERA.
- 21 years old (HiA Tampa)
- 1st round – 2013
- 2014 Organizational All-Star – Ranked #5 TPS
- Of course, Clarkin returns as a UTR-OAS after missing the 2015 season with an injury. More impressive is that he scored well enough to be ranked, even though he was shutdown in July after 98.0 innings. The top prospect has a lot of time to get back on the development track, as he turns just 22-years-old just as Spring Training gets underway.
- 23 years old (LoA Charleston / HiA Tampa)
- Undrafted – 2015
- Yankees plucked Schwaab after the 2015 draft and may have found a developing closer of the future. Schwaab led the Yankees system with 21 saves in 43 appearances over two levels, but most were with LoA Charleston. He also posted very respectable 10. 2 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 rates over 53.2 innings.
- 24 years old (LoA Charleston / HiA Tampa/ Double-A Trenton)
- Undrafted – 2014
- Keep a close eye on Hissing who has enough big league-type stuff to move up the ladder in 2017. He breezed through three levels in 2016, making 35 appearances and tacked on a 1.88 ERA, 84 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 72 innings.
- 21 years old (Short-Season Staten Island/ LoA Charleston)
- 12th round – 2016
- A really nice debut season for Widener, as he went 3-0 with 0.47 ERA in 13 appearances (with 2 starts). He may be listed here as a reliever, but Widener showed starting rotation flashes with a mid-90’s fastball and a plus-breaking ball. He could be considered for a move into a rotation once he masters the changeup.
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