Yankees minor league playoff final: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

But How Long Will they stay at Triple-A?

SS/3B Gleyber Torres has the potential to be the best offensive player on the Yankees. His recent promotion as the number one prospect in baseball despite missing half the year with injury speaks volumes.

3B Miguel Andujar looks more and more like the third baseman of the future. He’s already a dynamic hitter, and he, too, has been recalled.

Those are the headliners; the Yankees have two possible fourth outfielders already in Scranton, as well. The odds are that at that either Jake Cave (19) or Billy McKinney (24) will have another good year and provide enviable outfield depth.

Joining them for 2018 will be UI Thairo Estrada (18) and 2B Solak (9). That will give the Yanks ready and highly talented pitching, offensive, and defensive replacements.

The irony of the minor leagues is that the better you play, the more likely you are to be promoted. While that’s great for you and the organization, it’s hard for the team left behind to win.

My guess is that this will be the fate of the 2018 RailRiders: They will start with a ton of talent but lose it to the parent club. I doubt they make a third straight finals appearance.

The good news is that the 2018 Yankees will get another influx of great young talent, ready to fight for the title. Hopefully losing this season will make them more battle-hardened next year.

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And that should mean I will spend less time writing about the RailRiders winning the IL, and more about the Yankees knocking out the AL. That’s called moving up in weight class.