NEW YORK, NY - JULY 02: Jonathan Loaisiga #38 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on July 2, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 in eleven innings. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Yankees top pitching prospect Jonathan Loaisiga exhibited some major league-ready stuff during his brief stint as Masahiro Tanaka’s rotation stand-in last June. So when pitchers and catchers report to Tampa for spring training in two weeks, figure the 24-year-old right-hander will be one of the few youngsters vying for a swingman role in the Bronx this season.