Organizations around baseball had a 6pm deadline on Friday to protect eligible prospects from the Rule 5 Draft. Accordingly, the Yankees filled their four open roster spots with players signed during the 2016 international signing period who have developed into some of the organization’s top prospects. Oswald Peraza, Alexander Vizcaino, Roansy Contreras, and Yoendrys Gomez were all added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster ahead of their first year of Rule-5 eligibility. There’s plenty more to know about these prospects the Yankees have added to the roster.
Peraza joins the 40-man as one of the Yankees’ highest-ranked position players.