The New York Yankees’ stretch of inactivity will continue through the end of 2025, with the team remaining reluctant to make any big moves. If they continue to make only smaller/minor league signings, they’re going to have to dip into next year’s prospect pool to find substitutes for injured and struggling players. ESPN ranked New York’s system at no. 25 in August, citing their fairly active trade deadline. This doesn’t mean that the Yankees don’t have any more good prospects in the system, though; Cam Schlittler, who pitched eight shutout innings against Boston in Game 3 of this year’s AL Wild Card series, emerged from the very same system just last summer. With that in mind, here are five prospects that could potentially join the Yankees’ roster in 2026.
Yankees Prospects to Keep an Eye on in 2026
Brendan Beck
Beck, New York’s no. 11 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, is already 27 years old, and with the Yankees’ excess of starting pitchers, he’ll have to transition to the bullpen if the Yankees promote him. Called up to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after posting a 1.82 ERA over 11 games (9 starts) with Double-A Somerset, the Yankees will have to use internal options to fill next year’s bullpen, and Beck should be near the top of the list of candidates.
Brock Selvidge
The 23-year-old standing at 6’3″ is estimated by MLB Pipeline to reach the big leagues by 2026, despite his 4.92 ERA across 15 starts. After impressing in rookie ball, the left-hander has not been able to adjust to pitching at a higher level. His 2025 season ended in July after suffering from bicep inflammation, but if he can come back strong and healthy in 2026, he isn’t the last minor league pitcher you might see in the Bronx.
Carlos Lagrange
Though Lagrange signed with the Yankees less than 4 years ago, he is already New York’s no. 2 prospect (behind 20-year-old shortstop George Lombard Jr.), and for good reason. The 6’7″, 248-pound pitcher was one of the Yankees’ most impressive minor league pitchers last season. He threw 78 1/3 innings, striking out 104 batters with an ERA of 3.22. He walks lots of hitters, however, totaling 62 on the whole season between Double-A Somerset and the High-A Hudson Valley Renegades. If Lagrange can improve upon his control, it’ll only be a matter of time before he reaches the big leagues.
Chase Hampton
Another of New York’s most promising pitching prospects, Chase Hampton, was sidelined for all of 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in February of 2024. When healthy, Hampton has been lights out after being drafted by the Yankees in the 6th round of the 2022 draft. He has just 125 1/3 professional innings under his belt, but they are to fine-tune 161 strikeouts and a 3.45 ERA. Many young pitchers nowadays burn out their arms before reaching their full potential, and the Yankees can only hope that Hampton doesn’t become one of them.
Spencer Jones
Jones is arguably the most popular prospect New York has had since Jasson Dominguez, and Yankees fans should definitely be excited about Jones. The 24-year-old’s numbers after his promotion to Triple-A in July were phenomenal, slashing .274/.342/.555 with 19 homers and 48 RBI’s in 67 games. The issue for Jones is not necessarily in his skills (though his strikeouts are concerning), but instead in where he fits into the Yankees’ current roster. Dominguez will presumably take over again in left field, leaving no room for Jones with Trent Grisham in center and Aaron Judge in right. But still, the Yankees can only keep Jones’ monstrous power down in the minor leagues for so long, and Jones will surely hit the majors sometime next season, in September at the latest.
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