The top Yankees prospects invited to big league spring training
NY Post
The goal in Yankees spring training will be a World Series this year, but they also will get a glimpse of what they hope is their future.
Several of the club’s top prospects will get a chance to impress for at least a few weeks in major league camp.
Among those receiving their first non-roster invite are young infielders George Lombard Jr. and Roderick Arias, catcher Rafael Flores and righty reliever Eric Reyzelman. High-end prospects invited for a second time include outfielder Spencer Jones and righty Chase Hampton.
On Wednesday, the Yankees announced they have invited 26 players to camp, bringing the total number to 65. Most already had been reported, but the prospects’ invites were of note.
Lombard (19 years old) and Arias (20) are far-off prospects with pedigrees. Lombard was a first-round pick in 2023 who was praised particularly for his glove and baserunning (39 steals in 110 games) last year at Low-A Tampa and High-A Hudson Valley.
Arias was the jewel of the Yankees’ 2022 international signing period and climbed to Tampa last season.
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