In August 2018, the Yankees cashed in the bulk of the chips they received for trading Chasen Shreve, Giovanny Gallegos, and Caleb Frare over the course of the summer. Moving those three players helped the Yankees build up their international spending pool so that they could spend more on a single international free agent than they had since their infamous 2014 international spending spree. The Yankees allocated $2.5M dollars on August 1st of that year to sign Cuban shortstop Alexander Vargas, and with a professional season in the books, he has caught the eyes of scouts and evaluators across the game.
Alexander Vargas could be the next big Yankees prospect
