Taken out of Louisville in the second round of the 2016 draft, second baseman Nick Solak has quickly ascended up the Yankees’ minor league ladder, finishing his second pro season in Double-A Trenton.
Measuring in at 5’11, 175 pounds, Solak doesn’t look like an offensive-mined second basemen, but the stats will tell you otherwise. Across two levels in 2017, Solak slashed .297/.384/.452, adding up to an impressive .835 OPS. The righty slugged 12 home runs and 26 doubles, racking up 138 hits along the way. He also notched 14 stolen bases while only getting caught five times.