prospects in Asia, and noted outfielder Sung-Bum Na of the NC Dinos could be the next player to come over from Korea. The 28-year-old left-handed hitter has a .324/.384/.512 batting line with 24 doubles and 16 home runs in 105 games this year. Last season he hit .347/.418/.584 with 24 homers in 125 games. Na has said he wants to come over to MLB, though it’s unclear if he’ll actually be posted after the season. I’m not sure the Yankees will need another outfielder this offseason anyway.

The New Prospect: SS Alexander Vargas

Vargas, a 16-year-old switch-hitter, hit the international market late because he had not yet been cleared to sign after defecting from Cuba. Once he was cleared, the Yankees landed him for a $2.5M bonus, reports Jesse Sanchez.“big arm,” but the club that signs him might ask the teenager to refine his approach and focus on only three pitches. He has an unorthodox — sometimes described as a ‘violent” — delivery, but it has not impacted his pitchability.

Baseball America and MLB.com rank Rodriguez as the fifth and ninth best prospect in the international class, respectively. Last summer the Yankees went pretty heavy on position player prospects, though that had more to do with the strength of the international class than a team philosophy. Rodriguez is the best international pitcher the Yankees have signed since Luis Medina in 2015.

The Second Best Prospect: C Antonio Gomez

The Yankees were connected to 16-year-old Venezuelan C Antonio Gomez for weeks and weeks leading up to the 2018-19 signing period, so