How Chance Adams can still help the Yankees

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY SportsChance Adams has been a difficult prospect to predict. Adams didn’t rank highly on many prospect lists until he tore through two levels of the minors in 2017. His raw statlines were excellent, but a lack of development time and concern about how many of his pitches were MLB-ready delayed a call-up until the following season. An unimpressive stint in the majors alongside a rising ERA in Triple-A Scranton prevented him from sticking to the majors, and more of the same occurred in 2019.

The overwhelming majority of his career appearances have been as a starting pitcher, but with a lack of spots on the big-league roster and a downward trend in his development,…