Jonathan Loaisiga’s prospect hype is at its absolute highest right now – he’s the Yankees’ second overall prospect and ranked in the top 65 prospects in MLB. The 24-year-old righty has a chance now to make some noise in a banged-up Yankees’ rotation, taking the place of James Paxton for the short term.
Loaisiga’s performance throughout his big league career has been inconsistent. He’s made seven major league starts, and only pitched more than five innings in one of them. His 2019 audition has been more of the same – last night, he threw over 80 pitches in just four innings of work, gave up four runs, only struck out two batters, and seemed to be struggling to find the corners of the strike zone.