NEW YORK -- As he ascends to the higher levels of the Minor Leagues, Nick Solak has merited praise as a "winning-type player who can hit and has real attributes that are clutch," as Yankees director of amateur scouting Damon Oppenheimer recently said.
MLB Pipeline has agreed, announcing on Monday that they rate Solak as the No. 5 second-base prospect in all of baseball. The 23-year-old Solak played well at two levels of the Yankees' system last year, and though he is pegged to begin 2018 in the Double-A Eastern League, a big league promotion may not be far off.