Yankees minor league update- August 17th

There are only a few weeks remaining in the minor league regular season, and it’s just over two weeks until the September 1st roster expansion date. The Yankees have shown, however, that they are willing to call up prospects earlier, as now Greg Bird has followed fellow top prospect Luis Severino to the major leagues. If you are not yet familiar with Bird, he was covered in a previous Yankees minor league update and was the subject more recent and more detailed prospect primer. Between those two pieces, Bird’s offensive drew comparisons to a late-career Mark Teixeira and Nick Johnson in his prime. Although Bird and many other top prospects are being called up as the season is winding down, there are minor leaguers at lower levels who are still heating up. But let’s start with the professional debut of the Yankees’ first round pick in this year’s draft.

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