While Aaron Judge continues to hit home runs for the New York Yankees in spring training, it’s the less talked about players that deserve recognition at this point in the offseason. We expect players like Judge to perform, but youngsters such as Domingo German are more developmental projects.
German finished 2018 with a 5.57 ERA but has dominated the Grapefruit League with a 2.35 ERA over 7.2 innings. While the sample size is certainly small, he’s been worked in for short spells to gauge his readiness to take his game to the next level.
The Yankees have a true talent to work with:
The 26-year-old is one of the league’s premier strikeout artists, ranking 9th best in the MLB last year in regard to strikeout rate.