Three New York Yankees Prospects Set to Break Out in 2017

These five prospects in the New York Yankees system stand out as guys who could take a big step forward during the 2017 campaign.

A big reason why the New York Yankees have arguably the best minor league system in the game right now is the number of prospects who took big steps forward in 2016. The haul of youngsters general manager Brian Cashman brought in at the 2016 trade deadline put them over the top, but they were already a farm on the rise because of all the breakouts among their players last season.

On the pitching side, Chance Adams, Jordan Montgomery, and Nestor Cortes were among the most dominant starting pitchers at any level, emerging from relative obscurity to become legitimate building blocks for the future of New York’s rotation.

Some of the notable position players who greatly improved their stock last year were Miguel Andujar, Kyle Higashioka, and Tyler Austin. These guys were barely on the radar as prospects going into 2016, and now they look like possible key contributors to the big league club within the next year or two.

These three breakout candidates we’re going to discuss are not as close to the majors as that group, but each has legitimate superstar potential if things break right.