Shortstop Oswald Peraza signed for $175,000 out of Venezuela in the summer of 2016, and debuted in 2017 in the Gulf Coast League at the age of 17. The crown jewel of the Yankees’ 2016 international free agent class, Pinstripe Alley’s third-ranked prospect is tantalizingly close to the big leagues. With his combination of offense, defense, and speed, he could be manning a position in the Yankees’ infield sooner rather than later.
Two and half years younger than the average GCL player, Peraza held his own in 2017 and has since climbed the ranks of the organization’s, and baseball’s, top prospects.