This season, Lagrange has struggled at Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre, posting an 0-2 record and 4.78 ERA across 10 starts. He has racked up 57 strikeouts in 43.1 innings, but hasn\u2019t done a good job of keeping the ball inside the park (seven home runs allowed) and is giving up too many free passes (24 walks).<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s nice that Lagrange has a wicked fastball that can reach triple digits, he must find that consistency on the mound, as Platana pointed out, because that\u2019s the difference between him being at Triple-A and not in the majors.<\/p>\n
Now, it also doesn\u2019t help his case that the Yankees\u2019 starting rotation is getting healthy, as that likely eliminates one path for Lagrange. However, with his pitching arsenal, he could be a vital weapon for the Yankees’ bullpen down the stretch, depending on what they do at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n
That said, whatever the Yankees choose to do or not is out of Lagrange\u2019s control. All he can do is try to finish this month on a strong note. Hopefully, he shows the Yankees\u2019 brass that the guy who was on the mound in Spring Training is still there and has a good June, which can change his trajectory.<\/p>\n
2. George Lombard Jr.<\/p>\n
Lombard Jr. is another top prospect in the Yankees\u2019 farm system who is struggling a little bit in Triple-A, but with his talent, there\u2019s no reason to think a September call-up isn\u2019t possible.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old infielder began the 2026 season at Double-A Somerset, where he slashed a scorching .312\/.400\/.571 with eight doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI. Lombard was then promoted to Triple-A after only 20 games.<\/p>\n
This season at Triple-A and Double-A, the uber-talented infielder has gotten a chance to play across the infield: second base, third base, and shortstop. When it was revealed that he was getting reps at third base, it set off alarm bells among the fanbase that Ryan McMahon could be in trouble.<\/p>\n
But Lombard hasn\u2019t had the same success at the plate with Scranton-Wilkes\/Barre, hitting .193 with three doubles, zero home runs, six RBI, and a .585 OPS across 21 games heading into Sunday.<\/p>\n
Given that he\u2019s still 20 years old and the Yankees have veteran options such as Anthony Volpe and Jose Caballero, there isn\u2019t a rush to get Lombard Jr. up to the Bronx this summer. Now, if Lombard can find his groove and look like the slugger we saw at Somerset over the next two months, maybe he becomes a September call-up.<\/p>\n
Could you imagine the Yankees adding Lombard in September as they battle with the Rays for the AL East crown? It could give them an infusion of energy that they\u2019ll need down the home stretch.<\/p>\n
3. Eric Reyzelman<\/p>\n
This season, we\u2019ve seen relievers such as Cruz, Kevin Castro, Yerry De los Santos, and Angel Chivilli get called up from the minors. But we haven\u2019t seen Reyzelman yet, who is the Yankees\u2019 28th-ranked prospect in their top-30, per MLB Pipeline.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old relief pitcher began this season at Double-A Somerset after spending the 2025 campaign at Scranton-Wilkes\/Barre. During that season with the RailRiders, Reyzelman had a 1-2 record, a save, and a 4.29 ERA across 34 appearances.<\/p>\n
The 6-foot-2, 188-pound reliever made 13 appearances at Somerset, where he had a 3.12 ERA. He also racked up 32 strikeouts while giving up 10 hits, four walks, and two home runs, and held opponents to a .161 average.<\/p>\n
Reyzelman was recently called up to Scranton, where he made his first relief appearance on Friday against Lehigh Valley. In two innings of work, the right-handed relief pitcher surrendered a walk, a hit and recorded two strikeouts.<\/p>\n
If he can keep his mechanics in sync, throw strikes, and start to compile clean innings down at Triple-A, the Yankees might have another pitcher at their disposal. Reyzelman currently isn\u2019t on the 40-man roster, so New York would have to part ways with another pitcher to make room for a call-up.<\/p>\n
*Stats as of Sunday, May 24*<\/p>\n
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