The Yankees got a taste of what Jasson Dominguez, and Austin Wells, were capable of this spring. Now they’ll get a real look at their touted prospects.
The Yankees got a taste of what Jasson Dominguez, and to a lesser extent Austin Wells, were capable of this spring.
Now they’re about to find out how that potential and talent plays in the big leagues.
It will only be for a September in which the Yankees are all but out of the playoff race, but Dominguez and Wells will be called up Friday for a series in Houston that starts the next wave of the club’s youth movement.
“It’s gonna be fun,” Aaron Judge said Thursday at Comerica Park before the Yankees fell to the Tigers, 4-3 in 10 innings. “I’m excited for both those guys. Getting a chance to meet Austin a little bit and talk with him has been great. Same with Dominguez. He was pretty quiet when he was in spring training, but I think we’ll be able to open him up a little bit once he gets up here.”
If both Dominguez and Wells are in the lineup Friday, their first test will be none other than future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander.
Less than two weeks ago, the 20-year-old Dominguez was getting promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after spending most of the season at Double-A Somerset.
But with the Yankees falling further out of playoff contention and Dominguez quickly bursting onto the scene at Triple-A — hitting .
