 2018 was a bit of a tough year for Albert of Ray, but the 23-year-old pitcher remains a prize youngster MLB comm has been ranked as the number three prospect in the Yankees Organization behind Esteban for y'all and Jonathan luisiga a gray who was thrown off in February when he needed an emergency Appendectomy that set back his work in spring training and caused him to start this season on the disabled list with high a Tampa Then he missed the month during the summer with the sore elbow The right hander was able to recover though and after finishing the season by reaching the double a level He made up for lost time by pitching in the Dominican winter league Scouts continue to love the big arm the brave who has hit triple digits on the radar gun and in mid November Yankees pitching coordinator Danny Burrell said a brain was back to his old self It's great news for a prospect who has been one to watch ever since the angst acquired him from Houston two years ago And that trend will continue in 2019