Where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are starting the season

Where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are starting the season

April 5th, 2017

With the 2017 season getting started, here's a look at where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:
1. -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
2. -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
3. Blake Rutherford -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
4. -- New York Yankees (MLB)
5. -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
6. -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
7. -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
8. -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
9. -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
10. -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
11. -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
12. -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
13. -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
14. Domingo Acevedo -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
15. -- Extended spring camp
16. -- New York Yankees (MLB) -- DL
17. Estevan Florial -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
18. Wilkerman Garcia -- Extended spring camp
19. Nolan Martinez -- Extended spring camp
20. Nick Solak -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
21. Ian Clarkin -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
22. -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
23. -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
24. Drew Finley -- Extended spring camp
25. Kyle Holder -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
26. -- New York Yankees (MLB)
27. Donny Sands -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
28. Jorge Guzman -- Extended spring camp
29. Freicer Perez -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
30. Taylor Widener -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
(Tampa's provisional roster isn't available yet, so we made an educated guess as to which prospects would wind up there and in extended spring camp.)
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Team to watch
The Yankees have MLBPipeline's No. 2-ranked farm system, and with that type of talent, they are undoubtedly going to have some of the top MiLB teams, which is the case with Double-A Trenton. Not only do the Thunder boast Torres, the No. 3 prospect in all of baseball at shortstop, but they also have left-hander Sheffield and right-handers Adams and Green in the rotation. Andujar is one of the game's best third-base prospects.
Where baseball's top prospects are starting the 2017 season
Teams on MiLB.TV
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Trenton Thunder
Charleston RiverDogs
Staten Island Yankees
New faces
The Yankees revamped their farm system at last year's Trade Deadline, but they made a few moves over the offseason as well. New York acquired a trio of right-handers over the offseason: Abreu and Guzman from the Astros and Littell from the Mariners. Abrea and Guzman were part of the deal, while Littell was traded for .
On the shelf
First baseman/outfielder Austin has been one of the Yankees' best hitting prospects when healthy -- but he has had a hard time staying healthy. He missed significant time each season from 2012-15, then broke the navicular bone in his left foot when he fouled a ball off it in mid-February. Instead of competing for regular playing time in New York, Austin is on the club's 60-day disabled list.