The overabundance of middle infield prospects in the New York Yankees farm system has been regarded by many as a problem for kids in the lower levels to climb the ladder, but a kid like Thairo Estrada warrants increased attention.
Who? My point exactly.
While Gleyber Torres, Jorge Mateo, Tyler Wade and Kyle Holder are under the spotlight, Estrada, who was signed by New York out of Venezuela in 2012 for $49,000, has been noiselessly tearing it up in the stacked Yankees’ system.
Making his debut at age 17 in the Gulf Coast League, he worked his way to the New York-Penn League by 2015 to become one of the youngest members in the league.