Yankees' Top Prospect Lombard Promoted

0:00On April 29th, Yankees fans hold up major moves in the farm system. The team's number one prospect, George Lombard Jr., is heading up to Triple A Scranton slash Wilkes-Barray. Word comes from YES Networks Jack Curry, though it's not official yet. This 20-year-old shortstop phenom looks ready for the next level. Adding to the hype, the Yankees locked in their number three prospect, right-hander Elmer Rodriguez, for his big league debut Wednesday against the Rangers. Here this week, they made it official, both promotions signal a stacked pipeline firing on all cylinders. Scouts rave about Lombard's glove. He could lock down shortstop in the majors right now. But his bat lagged behind after they drafted him first round in 2023. Last year in AA, he hid just 2-15 with a 358 slugger. Fast forward to this season, second go round at AA Summer Set and Lombards on Fire. Through Tuesday, he's slashing 312, over 400 slash 571, that's 8 doubles and 4 homers

1:02in 20 games, bats fully caught up. Yankees' brass hoped for this breakout, and it's paying off big. Their future's looking brighter than ever, and ever stay tuned as these kids climb. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with the story.