Nick

Torres

Torres hasn’t appeared in affiliated ball since 2018, when he logged 25 games at the Triple-A level. The 32-year-old reigning Mexican League MVP earned the hardware after slashing a video-game esque .347/.425/.730 with 27 homers across 86 games for Algodoneros de Unión Laguna. He’s likely to open next season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and represents a pure zero-risk lottery ticket for the Yankees.

Both were solo shots. The 23-year-old has thrived since joining the Chihuahuas at the end of last month. So far he’s hit .321 with six homers and 15 RBI over 106 Triple-A at-bats. Torres has hit .415 at home compared to only .262 on the road in his brief time with El Paso. He earned his call-up by batting .282 with six homers, 40 RBI, 10 steals and 28 doubles over 373 at-bats for Double-A San Antonio.