Yankees reassign Sheffield, 10 others
For many prospects, it's hard to get innings and at-bats at big league camp, so being sent back to the Minor Leagues can be a blessing in disguise.On Sunday, the Yankees reassigned left-hander Justus Sheffield and 10 other prospects as a host of teams continued to reduce their Spring Training rosters.
For many prospects, it's hard to get innings and at-bats at big league camp, so being sent back to the Minor Leagues can be a blessing in disguise.
On Sunday, the Yankees reassigned left-hander
Sheffield, ranked seventh among Yankees prospects, allowed a run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings in two spring appearances. Acquired from the Indians in last year's trade for Andrew Miller, MLB.com's No. 79 overall prospect was 10-6 with a 3.09 ERA over 125 innings across two Minor League levels in 2016.
New York also sent pitchers
In other moves, the Indians assigned No. 24 prospect
The Phillies reassigned top prospects
The A's sent No. 12 prospect
No. 11 prospect
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