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Following a busy trade deadline, new prospects rise up the Yankees’ rankings

Facing an uphill battle for a playoff berth, the Yankees got down to business during the last week of July attempting to improve the major league roster prior to the MLB trade deadline. In order to bring in players such as Joey Gallo, Anthony Rizzo, Clay Holmes, Joely Rodríguez, and Andrew Heaney the team traded numerous prospects, including seven who were ranked by MLB.com among the Yankees top-30 prospects at the time of their trade. When prospects move on, new prospects take their place on the rankings, so lets take a look at the new prospects on MLB.