The James Kaprielian hype train is about to start chugging at full speed -- again.
The Yankees' 22-year-old pitching prospect who's made just six minor league starts looks like a major leaguer "right now," general manager Brian Cashman said.
Cashman said the 2015 first-round pick is "probably plug-and-play in the big league level pretty soon."
The holdup?
Kaprielian, a righty, must prove he's healthy after missing nearly all of last season with an elbow injury. Doctors eventually diagnosed the UCLA product with a flexor tendon strain.
After rehabbing via throwing program, Kaprielian made seven Arizona Fall League starts, pitching 27 innings to a 4.