Infielder Jorge Mateo, ranked the No. 18 prospect in all of baseball by MLBPipeline, is one player who needs to be added to avoid being exposed. Other players of note in the Yankees' Top 30 include third baseman Miguel Andujar, catcher Luis Torrens, outfielder Jake Cave and left-hander Dietrich Enns.
At the very least, the Yankees seem likely to clear spaces on their roster to protect Mateo and Andujar, with general manager Brian Cashman recently saying that the team plans to non-tender right-hander Nathan Eovaldi following his Tommy John surgery.