Two years ago, right-hander, Jonathan Loaisiga, was the Yankees No. 2 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. Since then, the Nicaragua native has only tossed a total of 56.1 major league innings across 24 appearances due to injury.
Trips to the IL have been a part of Loaisiga’s journey since he first signed with the Giants back in 2012. A promising debut in 2013 (8-1 with a 2.75 ERA in 68.2 innings) was cut short, as Loaisiga would miss all of the next two seasons battling a list of maladies.
In 2016, the Yankees signed the hard-throwing right-hander, but after just one start for Low-A Charleston, it was determined that Loaisiga needed Tommy John surgery.