Before the 2019 MLB Draft began, we spent time highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, and needs of the Yankees’ farm system. Whether you look at MLB’s list of top Yankees prospects or FanGraphs’, you will notice the team has an abundance of right-handed pitching and some outfielders in the lower minors.
They don’t, however, have any left-handed pitching prospects. There also exists a dearth of infield prospects. Thairo Estrada impressed during his stint with the big league team, but after being shot in his right hip early in 2018, he lost a whole year of development.