Where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are starting season

April 6th, 2016

With the 2016 season getting started, here's a look at where the Yankees' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:
1. Jorge Mateo -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
2. Aaron Judge -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
3. Gary Sanchez -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
4. James Kaprielian -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
5. Wilkerman Garcia -- Extended spring camp
6. Dustin Fowler -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
7. Domingo Acevedo -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
8. Tyler Wade -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
9. Rob Refsnyder -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
10. Ian Clarkin -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
11. Jacob Lindgren -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
12. Luis Torrens -- Charleston RiverDogs (A) -- DL
13. Ben Gamel -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
14. Hoy Jun Park -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
15. Miguel Andujar -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
16. Drew Finley -- Extended spring camp
17. Mason Williams -- New York Yankees (MLB) -- DL
18. Slade Heathcott -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
19. Brady Lail -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
20. Jordan Montgomery -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
21. Chance Adams -- Tampa Yankees (A Adv)
22. Cale Coshow -- Trenton Thunder (AA)
23. Kyle Holder -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
24. Jeff Degano -- Extended spring camp
25. James Pazos -- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (AAA)
26. Bryan Mitchell -- New York Yankees (MLB) -- DL
27. Leonardo Molina -- Extended spring camp
28. Thairo Estrada -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
29. Donny Sands -- Extended spring camp
30. Trey Amburgey -- Charleston RiverDogs (A)
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Team to watch
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre will have a loaded lineup with outfielder Aaron Judge and catcher Gary Sanchez, both Top 100 Prospects, plus second baseman Rob Refsnyder and outfielders Ben Gamel and Slade Heathcott. Class A Advanced Tampa has the Yankees' best position prospect (shortstop Jorge Mateo, who led the Minors with 82 steals last year) and top pitching prospect (right-hander James Kaprielian).
Where teams' Top 30 prospects are starting the season
Teams on MiLB.TV
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
Trenton Thunder
Charleston RiverDogs
New faces
Everyone on our Yankees Top 30 Prospect list has played for the organization previously, though left-hander Ian Clarkin (elbow issues) and catcher Luis Torrens (shoulder surgery) missed all of 2015 with injuries.
On the shelf
Outfielder Mason Williams and right-hander Bryan Mitchell are opening the season on the big league disabled list. Williams is still recovering from shoulder surgery last summer, while Mitchell broke his left big toe while covering first base in a Grapefruit League game and will miss four months after having surgery Tuesday. Torrens is on Class A Charleston's disabled list after experiencing some discomfort in his shoulder during Spring Training.