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1. GLEYBER TORRES, SS/3B †Projected Future Grades On 20-80 Scouting Scale BORN: Dec. 13, 1996. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-1. WT.: 175. HIT: 60. POWER: 55. SPEED: 40. FIELD: 60. ARM: 60. SIGNED: Venezuela, 2013. SIGNED BY: Louie Eljaua/Hector Ortega (Cubs). how quickly he would identify the way were TRACK RECORD: Torres ranked as the No. 2 pros- working to get him out, then adjust and close those pect available on the 2013 international market holes. That showed up both over the course of a season when the Cubs signed him for $1.7 million. Chicago and during individual games. Defensively, there’s no traded Torres to the Yankees in July 2016 as part of reason Torres can’t stick at , but the emergence the four-player package for . of in New York necessitated that Torres Chapman returned to the Yankees as a free agent for learn other positions quickly. He shuffled around during 2017 on a five-year, $96 million deal, and Torres put his brief season, playing 15 games at third base and together a torrid first three months of the season and 10 more at second base before the injury. He has the looked like he could soon be in line to make his major above-average range and arm to play those positions league debut. Then, on one freak play, everything or shortstop. If he were to land at third base, he would derailed. After a mid-June promotion from Double-A hit for enough power to profile there. The Yankees were Trenton to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Torres tore working with Torres on the small things throughout his left ulnar collateral ligament on a collision at home the year. In particular, they were helping him find a plate and required season-ending sur- consistent pre-set position in the field and getting him gery on his non-throwing elbow. He’s expected to be to chase fewer pitches out of the zone. He’s an average ready for . runner, but needs to refine his basestealing technique. SCOUTING REPORT: When he was on the field, Torres THE FUTURE: When Torres returns, he’ll likely head was every bit of the player the Yankees expected back to Triple-A for more seasoning so he can be ready when they acquire him. At the plate, he showed the to fill a potential hole at second base or third base. ability to hit for a high average and power, as well a Evaluators both inside and outside the organization see discerning knowledge of the strike zone. In particular, a player with a chance to be a perennial all-star. Torres’ ability to make quick adjustments set him apart 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB from other high-pedigree prospects. Coaches noted Minors (2 teams) .287 .383 .480 202 31 58 14 2 7 34 30 47 7

2. ESTEVAN FLORIAL, OF 3. , LHP 4. CHANCE ADAMS, RHP BORN: Nov. 25, 1997. B-T: L-R. HT.: 6-1. BORN: May 13, 1996. B-T: L-L. HT.: 5-10. BORN: May 13, 1996. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-0. WT.: 196. SIGNED: Haiti, 2015. WT.: 203. DRAFTED: HS—Tullahoma, WT.: 215. DRAFTED: Dallas Baptist, 2015 SIGNED BY: Esteban Castillo. Tenn., 2014 (1st round). SIGNED BY: (5th round). SIGNED BY: Mike Leuzinger. TRACK RECORD: The Yankees Chuck Bartlett (Indians). TRACK RECORD: Adams moved signed Florial for $200,000 when TRACK RECORD: The older broth- back and forth between the rota- he was 17. They would have signed er of Dodgers prospect Jordan tion and bullpen during a collegiate him a year earlier had he not been Sheffield, Justus was a first-round career that saw him transfer from suspended by Major League pick of the Indians in 2014. He Yavapai (Ariz.) JC to Dallas Baptist after they discovered a discrepancy with his identifica- showed well in his pro debut. Cleveland dealt Sheffield, after his sophomore season. The Yankees believed in tion. He advanced from the Dominican Summer League and righthanders and J.P. Adams as a starter and eased him into that role after to Rookie-level Pulaski in his first two pro seasons, show- Feyereisen to the Yankees in July 2016 as the freight for making him a 2015 fifth-round pick. He has no issues ing hints of five-tool potential, before breaking out at closer . starting in pro ball and reached 150 innings in 2017. low Charleston and high Class A Tampa in 2017. SCOUTING REPORT: Despite standing just 5-foot-10, SCOUTING REPORT: Returned to Double-A Trenton in SCOUTING REPORT: Florial swings and misses frequent- Sheffield packs lightning in his left arm. His 2018, Adams continued increasing his workload and ly and racked up a 31 percent rate in 2017, but can sit in the mid-90s, and he has touched as high as earned a quick promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- he impacts the ball when he connects. That’s about the 98 mph. Sheffield’s fastball generates plenty of swings Barre. He headlines a four-pitch arsenal with a 92-97 only ding on his card, however. Florial hit .298 and drew and misses thanks to intense riding life and a deceptive mph plus fastball and an plus . His fringe-average 50 walks in 2017 and is plus in center field, where he has delivery. He couples the pitch with a slider and change- curveball and changeup rank third and fourth in his a well above-average arm. He’s got well above-average up that both project as above-average to plus. His slider, repertoire, and he spent time in 2017 working on refin- raw power that is beginning to play in games. A plus- which sits in the mid-80s, ranks slightly ahead of his ing his changeup. He already throws the pitch with the plus runner, he regularly gets down the line to first base changeup, which sits in the high 80s. Sheffield missed a same conviction and arm speed as his fastball. A new in fewer than four seconds. significant chunk of time in 2017 with a severely strained two-seam fastball grip could lead to further improve- PACE; BY MARK LOMOGLIO MARK BY ABREU ALBERT PACE; THE FUTURE: Florial got a taste of Double-A Trenton oblique muscle, so the Yankees sent him to the Arizona ment. Despite some of the best stuff in the system, i during the Eastern League playoffs and could return Fall League to make up innings. Adams shows a tendency to nibble for the corners rath- there to begin 2018 after six weeks in the Arizona Fall THE FUTURE: After a successful stint in the AFL, where er than attacking. League. If he develops as the Yankees believe he will, he struck out 22 in 20 innings, Sheffield should move THE FUTURE: With two plus pitches and above-average Florial could be an all-star-caliber center fielder in the to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2018. If everything control, Adams profiles as a potential mid-rotation start- mold of early career Curtis Granderson. clicks, he has the ceiling of a No. 3 starter. er. He faces a probable return to Triple-A in 2018. 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG Minors (2 teams) .298 .372 .479 420 77 125 23 7 13 57 50 148 23 Minors (2 teams) 7 7 3.12 19 19 0 98 98 14 34 88 .257 Minors (2 teams) 15 5 2.45 27 27 0 150 104 11 58 135 .193 GLEYBER TORRES AND BY TOM D TOM BY MEDINA LUIS AND TORRES GLEYBER

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Best Hitter for Average: Nick Solak. Best Power Hitter: Dermis Garcia. Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Mike Ford. Fastest Baserunner: Estevan Florial. Best Athlete: Estevan Florial. 10 BEST Best Fastball: Luis Medina. Best Curveball: Luis Medina. Best Slider: Justus Sheffield. Best Changeup: Domingo Acevedo. Best Control: Adonis Rosa. Best Defensive : AMERICAN TOOLS . Best Defensive Infielder: Gleyber Torres. Best Infield Arm: Gleyber Torres. Best Defensive : Estevan Florial. Best Outfield Arm: Estevan Florial. LEAGUE EAST NEW YORK YANKEES TOP 10 PROSPECTS PROSPECTS 5. MIGUEL ANDUJAR, 3B 6. ALBERT ABREU, RHP 7. LUIS MEDINA, RHP GLEYBER TORRES, ESTEVAN FLORIAL HEADLINE A SYSTEM SWIMMING WITH POWER ARMS BORN: March 2, 1995. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-0. BORN: Sept. 25, 1995. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-2. BORN: May 3, 1999. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-2. BY JOSH NORRIS WT.: 215. SIGNED: , WT.: 198. SIGNED: Dominican Republic, WT.: 196. SIGNED: Dominican Republic, 2011. SIGNED BY: Coanabo Cosme/ 2013. SIGNED BY: Oz Ocampo/Rafael 2015. SIGNED BY: Juan Rosario. 1. GLEYBER TORRES, SS/3B †Projected Future Grades On 20-80 Scouting Scale Victor Mata. Belen/Francis Mojica (Astros). TRACK RECORD: When the Yankees BORN: Dec. 13, 1996. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-1. WT.: 175. HIT: 60. POWER: 55. SPEED: 40. FIELD: 60. ARM: 60. TRACK RECORD: New York signed TRACK RECORD: When the Astros signed Medina out of the Dominican SIGNED: Venezuela, 2013. SIGNED BY: Louie Eljaua/Hector Andujar for $750,000 in 2011 out signed Abreu in 2013, they knew Republic in 2015 for $280,000 he was Ortega (Cubs). how quickly he would identify the way pitchers were of the Dominican program run by he had the potential for big-time already hitting the triple digits with TRACK RECORD: Torres ranked as the No. 2 pros- working to get him out, then adjust and close those Basilio Vizcaino, who also helped stuff. They were proved right when his fastball. He has made tweaks to pect available on the 2013 international market holes. That showed up both over the course of a season develop Gary Sanchez. The Yankees liked Andujar’s over- he started hitting the mid-90s with his fastball when improve his delivery and allow himself to throw more when the Cubs signed him for $1.7 million. Chicago and during individual games. Defensively, there’s no all mix of skills, particularly his power potential and ath- he got to low Class A. Houston dealt both Abreu and strikes, but he’s still a raw power arm first and foremost. traded Torres to the Yankees in July 2016 as part of reason Torres can’t stick at shortstop, but the emergence leticism. He has improved each year as a pro and made righthander Jorge Guzman to the Yankees for Brian SCOUTING REPORT: Medina sits in the upper 90s the four-player package for closer Aroldis Chapman. of Didi Gregorius in New York necessitated that Torres his big league debut with two separate callups in 2017. McCann in December 2016 in a deal that worked out for and topped at 102 mph in 2017 in the Rookie-level Chapman returned to the Yankees as a free agent for learn other positions quickly. He shuffled around during SCOUTING REPORT: After correcting an issue with both sides. Abreu dealt with right elbow inflammation Appalachian League. He couples his fastball with a high- 2017 on a five-year, $96 million deal, and Torres put his brief season, playing 15 games at third base and his stride early in the season with Double-A Trenton, at times in 2017, which he spent mostly at high Class A spin curveball and a changeup. His curve is inconsistent together a torrid first three months of the season and 10 more at second base before the injury. He has the Andujar made quick work of the Eastern League and Tampa, but never had surgery. but flashes the potential to be a true hammer that he looked like he could soon be in line to make his major above-average range and arm to play those positions continued to mash at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. SCOUTING REPORT: With another year under his belt, can either land in the zone or bury for chases, and his league debut. Then, on one freak play, everything or shortstop. If he were to land at third base, he would There, the coaching staff worked with the free-swinger Abreu’s fastball has ticked up even more. He now sits changeup is above-average already with the potential to derailed. After a mid-June promotion from Double-A hit for enough power to profile there. The Yankees were to refine his pitch selection, and Andujar responded in the mid-90s with regularity and touches as high as be plus as well. There are some in the organization who Trenton to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Torres tore working with Torres on the small things throughout with a career-high 16 home runs. Though his 101 mph on occasion. He couples his fastball, which has think Medina might be better served with a slider as his his left ulnar collateral ligament on a collision at home the year. In particular, they were helping him find a power plays exclusively to his pull side, he has shown average life, with a curveball and changeup that project primary breaking ball. As would be expected with an plate and required season-ending Tommy John sur- consistent pre-set position in the field and getting him the ability to pepper the whole field with doubles. to be at least average if not plus in the future. He still 18-year-old, he needs to continue to refine his fastball gery on his non-throwing elbow. He’s expected to be to chase fewer pitches out of the zone. He’s an average Scouts are divided on Andujar’s fielding ability. His arm needs to refine his command, and some evaluators have command. ready for spring training. runner, but needs to refine his basestealing technique. strength is well above-average, but questionable foot- seen more of a thrower than a at this point, but THE FUTURE: Medina is talented enough to make the SCOUTING REPORT: When he was on the field, Torres THE FUTURE: When Torres returns, he’ll likely head work and hands might force him off third base. scouts inside and outside the organization see a pitcher jump to low Class A Charleston in 2018, but he might was every bit of the player the Yankees expected back to Triple-A for more seasoning so he can be ready THE FUTURE: With Greg Bird at first base and Gleyber with the upside of a No. 2 starter if everything develops. be better served by starting in extended spring training when they acquire him. At the plate, he showed the to fill a potential hole at second base or third base. Torres potentially fitting best at third base, the Yankees THE FUTURE: Abreu could be ready for Double-A to before moving to short-season Staten Island. He’s got ability to hit for a high average and power, as well a Evaluators both inside and outside the organization see don’t necessarily have a position open for Andujar, who begin 2018, though a return to high Class A to begin the the ceiling of a top-flight starter. In a pitching-rich sys- discerning knowledge of the strike zone. In particular, a player with a chance to be a perennial all-star. will return to Triple-A for more seasoning in 2018. season is a likely option as well. tem, Medina’s ceiling is among the highest. Torres’ ability to make quick adjustments set him apart 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG from other high-pedigree prospects. Coaches noted Minors (2 teams) .287 .383 .480 202 31 58 14 2 7 34 30 47 7 Minors (2 teams) .315 .352 .498 480 66 151 36 2 16 82 29 71 5 Minors (3 teams) 2 3 3.38 14 13 0 53 45 3 18 61 .227 Minors (2 teams) 2 2 5.35 10 9 0 39 31 1 24 39 .214

2. ESTEVAN FLORIAL, OF 3. JUSTUS SHEFFIELD, LHP 4. CHANCE ADAMS, RHP 8. THAIRO ESTRADA, SS/2B 9. DOMINGO ACEVEDO, RHP 10. DILLON TATE, RHP BORN: Nov. 25, 1997. B-T: L-R. HT.: 6-1. BORN: May 13, 1996. B-T: L-L. HT.: 5-10. BORN: May 13, 1996. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-0. BORN: Feb. 22, 1996. B-T: R-R. HT.: 5-9. BORN: March 6, 1994. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-6. BORN: May 1, 1994. B-T: R-R. HT.: 6-2. WT.: 196. SIGNED: Haiti, 2015. WT.: 203. DRAFTED: HS—Tullahoma, WT.: 215. DRAFTED: Dallas Baptist, 2015 WT.: 184. SIGNED: Venezuela, 2012. WT.: 242. SIGNED: Dominican Republic, WT.: 196. DRAFTED: UC Santa Barbara, SIGNED BY: Esteban Castillo. Tenn., 2014 (1st round). SIGNED BY: (5th round). SIGNED BY: Mike Leuzinger. SIGNED BY: Alan Atacho/Ricardo Finol. 2012. SIGNED BY: Esteban Castillo. 2015 (1st round). SIGNED BY: Todd TRACK RECORD: The Yankees Chuck Bartlett (Indians). TRACK RECORD: Adams moved TRACK RECORD: Overshadowed TRACK RECORD: When they signed Guggiana (Rangers). signed Florial for $200,000 when TRACK RECORD: The older broth- back and forth between the rota- by Yankees prospects in his signing Acevedo for a scant $7,500 in 2012, TRACK RECORD: Tate improved he was 17. They would have signed er of Dodgers prospect Jordan tion and bullpen during a collegiate class like shortstop Jorge Mateo the Yankees saw a big man with a his draft stock immensely when he him a year earlier had he not been Sheffield, Justus was a first-round career that saw him transfer from (now with the Athletics) and catcher big arm. He dealt with injury issues converted from a reliever to a starter suspended by pick of the Indians in 2014. He Yavapai (Ariz.) JC to Dallas Baptist (Padres), Estrada has early in his career, including blis- as a UC Santa Barbara junior. The after they discovered a discrepancy with his identifica- showed well in his pro debut. Cleveland dealt Sheffield, after his sophomore season. The Yankees believed in quietly risen to the ranks of the system’s best pros- ter issues that limited him to just 93 innings in 2016. Rangers drafted him fourth overall and signed him for tion. He advanced from the Dominican Summer League Clint Frazier and righthanders Ben Heller and J.P. Adams as a starter and eased him into that role after pects. He continued to show a knack for contact as he Acevedo was fully healthy in 2017 and proved a valuable $4.2 million. Hamstring issues limited him 2016, when to Rookie-level Pulaski in his first two pro seasons, show- Feyereisen to the Yankees in July 2016 as the freight for making him a 2015 fifth-round pick. He has no issues advanced to Double-A Trenton in 2017, when he took piece of the Double-A Trenton rotation until he reached the Rangers dealt him to the Yankees as the headliner in ing hints of five-tool potential, before breaking out at closer Andrew Miller. starting in pro ball and reached 150 innings in 2017. over at shortstop when Gleyber Torres was promoted to his innings cap before the Eastern League playoffs. the Carlos Beltran deal. low Class A Charleston and high Class A Tampa in 2017. SCOUTING REPORT: Despite standing just 5-foot-10, SCOUTING REPORT: Returned to Double-A Trenton in Triple-A. He was Trenton’s most consistent player during SCOUTING REPORT: Aside from his massive frame, the SCOUTING REPORT: Tate’s 2017 was delayed by linger- SCOUTING REPORT: Florial swings and misses frequent- Sheffield packs lightning in his left arm. His fastball 2018, Adams continued increasing his workload and its run to the Eastern League finals. first thing that jumps out about Acevedo is just how ing back and shoulder issues, but he was dynamite once ly and racked up a 31 percent strikeout rate in 2017, but can sit in the mid-90s, and he has touched as high as earned a quick promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes- SCOUTING REPORT: None of Estrada’s tools jump off many strikes he throws—he rang up 142 in he got on the field in late June. Between high Class A he impacts the ball when he connects. That’s about the 98 mph. Sheffield’s fastball generates plenty of swings Barre. He headlines a four-pitch arsenal with a 92-97 the page, but he just keeps performing. As one of the 2017 against just 34 walks—in spite of a delivery that Tampa and Double-A Trenton, he showed off an impres- only ding on his card, however. Florial hit .298 and drew and misses thanks to intense riding life and a deceptive mph plus fastball and an plus slider. His fringe-average Eastern League’s youngest players in 2017, he finished is littered with funkiness and moving parts. He starts sive three-pitch combo led by a mid-90s fastball that 50 walks in 2017 and is plus in center field, where he has delivery. He couples the pitch with a slider and change- curveball and changeup rank third and fourth in his among the top 10 in average (.301) and ranked second his pitch package with a four-seam fastball in the mid- topped at 97 mph. He coupled the pitch with a slider a well above-average arm. He’s got well above-average up that both project as above-average to plus. His slider, repertoire, and he spent time in 2017 working on refin- in the league with 149 hits. His quick hands and flat bat to high 90s and couples it with a high-80s slider that and a changeup, both of which flashed plus. Scouts are raw power that is beginning to play in games. A plus- which sits in the mid-80s, ranks slightly ahead of his ing his changeup. He already throws the pitch with the path allow him to make plenty of contact and spray line should develop into a plus pitch. He has enough confi- still divided on whether Tate profiles best as a back-of- plus runner, he regularly gets down the line to first base changeup, which sits in the high 80s. Sheffield missed a same conviction and arm speed as his fastball. A new drives from gap to gap. Estrada proved that he could dence in his changeup to throw it to both sides of the the-rotation starter or a power reliever. in fewer than four seconds. significant chunk of time in 2017 with a severely strained two-seam fastball grip could lead to further improve- play shortstop with above-average range and a plus plate and against both righthanders and lefthanders. THE FUTURE: Tate has never topped 103 innings in PACE; ALBERT ABREU BY MARK LOMOGLIO MARK BY ABREU ALBERT PACE; THE FUTURE: Florial got a taste of Double-A Trenton oblique muscle, so the Yankees sent him to the Arizona ment. Despite some of the best stuff in the system, i arm. He’s got below-average power, and his smallish The Yankees worked with Acevedo to help him gain a season, so 2018 will be pivotal for his future. He was during the Eastern League playoffs and could return Fall League to make up innings. Adams shows a tendency to nibble for the corners rath- frame doesn’t make it seem likely to change. He’s an more confidence in his offspeed pitches, including a originally slated to go to the , but there to begin 2018 after six weeks in the Arizona Fall THE FUTURE: After a successful stint in the AFL, where er than attacking. average runner on the bases. fringe-average slider, by throwing them more often. the Yankees opted instead to let his work in the Eastern League. If he develops as the Yankees believe he will, he struck out 22 in 20 innings, Sheffield should move THE FUTURE: With two plus pitches and above-average THE FUTURE: After a turn in the Arizona Fall League, THE FUTURE: Acevedo, who has the ceiling of a mid-ro- League playoffs serve as his make-up time for missing Florial could be an all-star-caliber center fielder in the to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2018. If everything control, Adams profiles as a potential mid-rotation start- Estrada will head to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, tation starter and a floor of a power reliever, will head to action in April and May. He appears likely to return to mold of early career Curtis Granderson. clicks, he has the ceiling of a No. 3 starter. er. He faces a probable return to Triple-A in 2018. where he could split time again with Torres. Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2018 Double-A to begin 2018. 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG 2017 Club (Class) AVG OBP SLG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG 2017 Club (Class) W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB SO AVG Minors (2 teams) .298 .372 .479 420 77 125 23 7 13 57 50 148 23 Minors (2 teams) 7 7 3.12 19 19 0 98 98 14 34 88 .257 Minors (2 teams) 15 5 2.45 27 27 0 150 104 11 58 135 .193 Trenton (AA) .301 .353 .392 495 72 149 19 4 6 48 34 56 8 Minors (3 teams) 6 6 3.25 23 23 0 133 126 13 34 142 .248 Minors (2 teams) 7 2 2.81 13 13 0 83 71 7 24 63 .231 GLEYBER TORRES AND LUIS MEDINA BY TOM D TOM BY MEDINA LUIS AND TORRES GLEYBER

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