{"id":4659,"date":"2018-01-05T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2020-05-03T18:56:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T23:56:33","slug":"new-york-yankees-2018-top-50-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prospects1500.com\/top-50-lists\/new-york-yankees-2018-top-50-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees 2018 Top 50 Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Yankees Top 50 Prospects for 2018<\/h3>\n

The Yankees went into the 2017 season with the mindset of rebuild but by season’s end the New York Yankees played and lost in a 7 game ALCS against the 2017 World Series Champion Astros. With such a rapid development of young talent from the players like Aaron Judge<\/a>, Gary Sanchez<\/a>, and Greg Bird<\/a> there is a lot of hope and potential for the 2018 campaign. Cashman and Co. have been busy since the end of the season,\u00a0first deciding to end the the Yankee relationship with 10-year manager Joe Girardi<\/a>. After deciding to bring Aaron Boone<\/a> on as the next Yankee skipper, Cashman made one of the biggest splashes in off-season history by dealing for NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>. Yes, the Yankee lineup now contains both Aaron Judge<\/a> and Giancarlo Stanton<\/a> (Murderers Row 2.0 anyone?) The deal involved Starlin Castro<\/a> as well as two prospects, Jorge Guzman<\/a> and Jose Devers<\/a>. Guzman was acquired the previous season in the Brian McCann<\/a> trade and found himself at number 12 on my mid-season prospects list<\/a>. Even with the graduations from the past year and the deals the Yankees have made involving prospects, they still have one of the top prospect farms in baseball, which is very scary considering the output of the major league team in 2017.<\/p>\n

Notable MiLB Status Graduates from 2017 Season:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clint Frazier<\/a>
\nAaron Judge<\/a>
\nJordan Montgomery<\/a>
\nChad Green<\/a><\/p>\n

Prospects 1500 Tiers:<\/strong>
\nTier 1:<\/strong> Players with high expectations of both making the majors and playing at an all star level for a number of years
\nTier 2:<\/strong> Players with an above average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
\nTier 3:<\/strong> Players with an average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor
\nTier 4:<\/strong> Players who have the potential of making the majors, or have high likelihood of making the majors but providing minimal impact (e.g. middle reliever, low ceiling UT guys)
\nTier 5:<\/strong> Players who are worth keeping an eye on, but likely to never make a teams 40-man roster<\/div>\n