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NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Yankees pitching coordinator Sam Briend spoke glowingly of top pitching prospect Luis Medina, praising the right-hander’s development so far this year. The team has stressed with him the importance of attacking with a plan on the mound, and so far, Medina looks like he’s taken a step forward. Medina has struck out 32 in 18.2 innings, running a 1.45 ERA for High-A Hudson Valley.
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NJ Advance Media | Brendan Kuty:Yankees manager Aaron Boone could use a few more soldiers in his team, so Giancarlo Stanton returning as soon as he is eligible (on Tuesday) would be a welcome development. The skipper said there is a chance. “We’ll see,” he told reporters before Sunday’s game. “I know he’s doing well. He’s tracking well and we’ll see what the off day looks like and see where we’re at Tuesday.” Stanton, who is nursing a left quad strain, is already taking batting practice and looks OK. He’s hitting .282 with nine home runs and 24 RBI.
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1 of Yankees’ top pitching prospects has the right stuff to be closer Aroldis Chapman’s successor
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New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman is second in the American League with nine saves this season.
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Father Time remains undefeated.
But the 33-year-old southpaw can’t throw 100 mph forever. Eventually the Yankees will need to identify the team’s closer of the future.
MLB.com has done just that, reporting that prospect Luis Medina could be the right man for the job.
Signed for $280,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2015, Medina has some of the best pure stuff in the Minors with an upper-90s fastball that reaches 102 with natural cut, a low-80s curveball that can be an absolute hammer and a 90-mph changeup with splitter action. He has had trouble harnessing it for much of his career before making some strides recently, and he definitely has closer upside if the Yankees ever decide to simplify his role.