Albert Abreu #87

Full name is Albert Enmanuel Abreu Dias.

2017

Combined with Single-A Charleston, Single-A Tampa and the GCL Yankees East to go 2-3 with a 3.38 ERA (53.1IP, 20ER) in 14 games (13 starts)... Began the season with Charleston, going 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA (14.2IP, 3ER) in three games (two starts) before being promoted to Tampa on 4/23, where he went 1-3 with a 4.19 ERA (34.1IP, 16ER) in nine starts... Missed nearly three months over two stints on the minor league disabled list…made two rehab starts with the GCL Yankees East, allowing 1ER in 4.1IP... Pitched for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA (27.2IP, 8ER) in six starts…was named the AFL "Pitcher of the Week" for the period from 10/16-21... Following the season, was tabbed by Baseball America as the Yankees' No. 6 prospect and No. 77 prospect in baseball... Was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster on 11/20/17.

2016

Combined at Single-A Quad Cities and Single-A Lancaster to go 3-8 with four saves and a 3.72 ERA (101.2IP, 42ER) and 115K in 24 games (16 starts)…opponents batted .202 (74-for-366); LH .225 (41-for-182), RH .179 (33-for-184)…posted a 0.65 ERA (27.2IP, 13H, 4R/2ER, 13BB, 39K) in eight relief appearances... Began the season with Quad Cities and pitched to a 2-8 record with four saves and a 3.50 ERA (90.0IP, 35ER) and 104K in 21 games (14 starts)…led Midwest League pitchers (min. 75.0IP) in opponents' BA (.193, 62-for-321) and ranked fifth in K/9.0IP ratio (10.40)…earned Midwest League "Pitcher of the Week" honors for 6/27-7/3... Was promoted on 8/19 to Lancaster, going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA (11.2IP, 7ER) in three games (two starts)... Was acquired by the Yankees with RHP Jorge Guzman from Houston in exchange for C Brian McCann on 11/17/16.

2015

Spent the season with Rookie-level Greeneville and was 2-3 with one save, one complete game and a 2.51 ERA (46.2IP, 13ER) in 13 games (seven starts)... Went 1-2 with a 3.55 ERA (25.1IP, 10ER) as a starter and 1-1 with a 1.27 ERA (21.1IP, 3ER) in six relief appearances.

2014

Made his professional debut with the DSL Astros Blue, going 3-2 with a 2.78 ERA (68.0IP, 21ER) in 14 starts.