The Yankees’ Challenge Mode approach to prospects is refreshing

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty ImagesIn modern Major League Baseball, teams usually won’t hesitate to call up a prospect when they consider him ready – except when they want to manipulate service time, but that’s a story for another day. We have seen several prospects who made the jump to the majors from Double-A or even in the same year they were drafted, like the Angels did with Nolan Schanuel. Atlanta’s Michael Harris II won the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year after just 43 games at Double-A Mississippi.

These teams aren’t afraid of permanently scaring a young player just because he couldn’t hit MLB pitching, adjust to velocity in The Show, or figure out a way to retire lefties. If they think…