The Yankees ten best prospects still playing in the minors

4 SP Chance Adams SW/B

Chance is another player who has gotten plenty of notice this year. I will not bore you with needless repetition, other to give his most recent stat line: 57.2 innings pitched, 33 hits, 64 strikeouts, an ERA of 2.50 and WHIP of 0.95. And his track record is similarly exceptional.

That does not to say that Adams is not without question marks. One, he is another non-fireballer. Guys like he and Enns are always going to have to prove it more than players like Luis Severino. It seems as if teams want a constant voice in a pitcher’s head that repeats ad infinitum, “throw harder.” Adams doesn’t fit that mold.

But more than that is that Adams has a hard time getting of out of the fifth inning, accomplishing it just once in the last four starts. The last thing the Yankees need is another tax on the bullpen.

Adams is successful as a starter. But the Yankees need him to lengthen his outings at the Triple-A level before he is called-up. And they might try to trade him to a National League team before that happens. His stuff would play better in a more pitcher-friendly league.

But make no mistake about it, Chance Adams is a big league pitcher. He might be a starter or reliever, Yankees player or trade piece, but he is going to be in the show, and soon.