Under the Radar Yankees Prospects: Thairo Estrada

Yanks Go Yard is combing through the New York Yankees minor league system in search of hidden gems in this ongoing series. Today, shortstop Thairo Estrada.

One of the players most hurt by the New York Yankees enormous collection of top shortstop prospects is 20-year-old Thairo Estrada, who has more or less fallen off the radar of more fans and analysts despite another strong season in 2016.

In his first taste of full-season ball, Estrada hit .290/.346/.391 with eight home runs and 18 steals in 118 games (499 PA) for the Low-A Charleston Riverdogs and High-A Tampa Yankees. He faltered slightly at first upon his promotion to the Florida State League, but finished the year strong despite being…