There is another New York Yankees starting pitching prospect that is getting ready to knock on the door of the major league rotation. Right-hander Nick Nelson has progressed a lot over the last couple of seasons and is inching closer and closer to the majors. Nelson was drafted in the fourth round by the Yankees in 2016 and is currently the 16th ranked prospect in the New York Yankees system. Nelson has worked his way up to AAA over the last couple of years with a dominant fastball and ever-developing breaking balls. Nelson has a fastball that just explodes out of his hand usually sitting between 92-96 MPH topping out as high as 98. Nelson had a very impressive 2019 that has a lot…
