Albert Abreu’s circuitous development took him through three organizations after debuting with the Yankees in 2020, and fans came into this year with the fading impression that Abreu’s potential, elusive for three seasons, was still in there somewhere.
Before 2022, you could draw comparisons from Abreu to Jonathan Loáisiga, as a young reliever poised to make the step up to late-inning weapon. It didn’t turn out that way, and he ended up DFA’d in a roster crunch. The Yankees showed some belief in him by bringing him back into the fold after detours in Texas and Kansas City.