Recently, the three members of the Pinstripe Alley editing team and I took the time to rank the top-10 prospects in the Yankees system. Over the coming days, we will provide our consensus take on who the top prospects in the Yankee system are. Coming in at number 10 on our list is 20-year-old shortstop Alexander Vargas.
After defecting from Cuba, Vargas was a hot prospect on the International Free Agent (IFA) market. He quickly struck a deal with the Cincinnati Reds, but with the team’s ability to sign players to large signing bonuses limited due to sanctions from the previous years, Vargas was going to have to wait almost a full year to sign with the team.