ARLINGTON, Texas — Spencer Jones arrived at the Futures Game striking out in an Eastern League-high 37.1 percent of his plate appearances. But he was in attendance — and that is not nothing with the Yankees farm system in 2024.
Jones falls into the subset of underperforming Yankees prospects with Roderick Arias and Will Warren. But at least they are performing — as in being on the field. Jasson Dominguez is basically going to miss the whole season , first recovering from Tommy John surgery and now sidelined by an oblique injury.
Everson Pereira underwent elbow surgery. Chase Hampton, Henry Lalane and Carlos Lagrange just returned recently from sustained injury absences, and Clayton Beeter might miss the rest of the season with a shoulder ailment. Caleb Durbin has been out since late May with a hand injury.
Brock Selvidge, who had been invited to the Futures Game, was pulled late due to biceps soreness that is not considered serious. Oswald Peraza fills the Bingo card. He missed the outset of the season recovering from a shoulder injury and has had his prospect status plummet with poor performance.
“I call them the Red Flag organization,” said one scout who covers the Yankees. “There are upside plays, but there are red flags everywhere with results and injury.” Combine that with the inventory the Yankees have traded in recent years, notably in pitching, and they face a trade deadline with outside questions about quantity and quality in prospect depth.
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