This afternoon, the New York Yankees announced their first round of Spring Training roster cuts.
The team assigned a handful of players to minor league affiliates but didn’t send them to minor league camp. One of the Yankees’ top outfield prospects, Estevan Florial, was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre. Florial spent a lot of time there over the past few seasons and came into camp without any real chance to make the team.
Additionally, the Yankees optioned RHP Luis Gil to Double-A Somerset. Guil is the Yankees No. 4 prospect and will get his first taste of Double-A action this season.
The Yankees also optioned RHPs Luis Medina and Alexander Vizcaino to Single-A Tampa along with infielder Oswald Peraza. All three players are top-20 prospects within the New York Yankees organization. The team also optioned RHP Yoendrys Gomez to Single-A Tampa.
In addition to the Yankees optioning several players to the minor leagues, the team assigned a slew of players to minor league camp. The full list of players sent to minor league camp is as follows:
- INF Armando Alvarez
- OF Trey Amburgey
- OF Michael Beltre
- C Josh Breaux
- C Kellin Deglan
- INF Ezequiel Duran
- INF Chris Gittens
- LHP Trevor Lane
- C Max McDowell
- OF Thomas Malone
- RHP Glenn Otto
- INF Hoy Park
- C Anthony Siegler
- RHP Adam Warren
- C Austin Wells
Most of these moves aren’t particularly surprising, but one does stand out a bit: Adam Warren. In three Spring Training appearances, Warren gave up just one hit and struck out two. He is, however, recovering from Tommy John surgery, so that could be a factor in his demotion.