Examining the New York Yankees’ Minor Leagues – The Former Yankees
by James Vlietstra
February 16, 2021
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The Former Yankees:
Today I present an exhaustive list of the former Yankees Major and Minor League players and where they will be playing (as of this date) in 2021:
These players are no longer in the Yankees organization. Some were traded. Some were selected in the Rule Five Draft. Some left as free agents. Four of them were top 30 prospects. Fifteen have been on the Yankees’ 40-man roster:
Signed:
Fernando Abad- Baltimore Orioles
Domingo Acevedo- Oakland Athletics
Daniel Alvarez- San Francisco Giants
Rex Brothers- Chicago Cubs
Gustavo Campero- Los Angeles Angels
Will Carter- Chicago White Sox
Roansy Contreras- Pittsburgh Pirates
Danny Coulombe- Minnesota Twins
Matt Duffy- Chicago Cubs
Maikol Escotto- Pittsburgh Pirates
Raynel Espinal- Boston Red Sox
Marcus Evey- Chicago White Sox
Franklin German- Boston Red Sox
J A Happ- Minnesota Twins
David Hale- Pittsburgh Pirates
Hobie Harris- Toronto Blue Jays
Johnathon Holder- Chicago Cubs
Kyle Holder*- Philadelphia Phillies—> Cincinnati Reds
Tommy Kahnle- Los Angeles Dodgers
Gasuke Katoh- San Diego Padres
Brady Lail- Seattle Mariners
Joe Mantiply- Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan McBroom- Kansas City Royals
Kaleb Ott- Boston Red Sox
Adam Ottavino- Boston Red Sox
Alexander Palma- Milwaukee Brewers
James Paxton – Seattle Mariners
James Reeves- San Diego Padres
Wendell Rijo- Atlanta Braves
Ben Rita- San Diego Padres
Anderson Severino- Chicago White Sox
Canaan Smith- Pittsburgh Pirates
Trevor Stephan*- Cleveland Indians
Masahiro Tanaka- Rakuten
Stephen Tarpley- New York Mets
Breyvic Valera- Toronto Blue Jays
Garrett Whitlock*- Boston Red Sox
Matt Wivnis- Texas Rangers
Miguel Yajure- Pittsburgh Pirates
No teams as of now
Brett Gardner
Eric Kratz
Ryan Butcher
Tom Milone
Jordy Mercer
Wynston Sawyer
JR Graham
Josh Thole
Matt Lipka
Zach Granite
Rosell Herrera
Tony Zych
Chad Bettis
Wilking Rodriguez
Jonathon Diaz
David Metzgar
Jose Mesa Jr
Cale Coshow
Rashad Crawford
Jeff Hendrix
Jhalan Jackson
Leonardo Molina
Miguel Flames
*MLB rule 5 selection
(I believe I have them all here. If not, please let us know who I missed. Thanks!)
