Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Top 20 Yankees Prospects

By Spencer Fordin of MLB.com

The future success of every Major League team lies largely in its Minor League pipeline. With that in mind, MLB.com is looking at each team's farm system, from the Top 20 Prospects to under-the-radar types.

It's a thought that can quicken the pulse of any Major League fan or general manager. The Yankees don't just have a roster full of talent at the big league level, they have a deep reservoir of prospects in the Minors that could help them remain competitive for years to come.

New York served notice of that fact this winter by trading super-prospect Jesus Montero to Seattle in exchange for a package headlined by young right-hander Michael Pineda -- a deal made more palatable for the Yanks by the presence of three solid catching prospects in their farm system.

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