At 68-60 (.531 winning percentage), the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders currently hold a one-game lead over the Syracuse Mets for first place in the International League North division.
Therefore, if the RailRiders are to march all the way through the Division Playoffs and then the League Championship Series, that would add a max of six additional contests to the 2019 season.
Why this is so important to the big league team is because on Thursday, the Yanks announced that their No. 1 prospect, Deivi Garcia, would officially move into a bullpen role for the remainder of the Triple-A season.