Two and a half years ago the Yankees had three first round draft picks thanks in part to the free agent defections of Nick Swisher and Rafael Soriano, and already the usual rules of prospect attrition apply to those three picks: one got hurt (Ian Clarkin), one has been traded (Eric Jagielo), and one is a promising top prospect (Aaron Judge). That, as they say, is baseball.
Judge remains New York’s top prospect and last season he reached Triple-A, so he’s ostensibly close to making his MLB debut.