Where forgotten Yankees prospect stands this spring after Brian Cashman hype

TAMPA This time last year, Chase Hampton was riding high. The right-hander was in his first big league camp and on the mound as a consensus Top-100 prospect in baseball, likely bound for Colin Holderman Jersey Double-A or Triple-A with a chance to help the Yankees later in the season. Then came a live batting practice se sion and the day after, when Hampton didnt quite feel right. He knew he had to say something and did, which eventually led to a diagnosis of a flexor tendon strain, an injury that threw a wrench into his year. He did not pitch in a game until July, but then a groin strain in August ended a mostly lost season early. Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. It was definitely a learning curve on how to be patient, Hampton said Wednesday before the first workout for pitchers and catchers at Steinbrenner Field. Kenny Lofton Jersey