Top 10 prospect breakout candidates for 2023
1. Spencer Jones – 6-foot-7, 240-pounds, CF, LHB, 21-years-old – Not yet a top 100 prospect, but will be if he has the season he is capable of in 2023. Jones has the speed to man CF, the power to be a perpetual 40 homerun threat, and a left-handed bat with tremendous exit velocity. He even has a powerful left-handed arm in centerfield. It still baffles me that he somehow made it to the Yankees in the 2022 draft. Personally, I think he’s the next top prospect in this organization, and possibly a star someday. 2. Will Warren – 6-foot-2, 175-pounds, RHP, 23-years-old – Word from camp is that Warren is up 1-2 mph from last season, which would put him at 94-97 mph. If this is true, Warren is incredibly dangerous with his spin rate and arsenal, and could be a major league option by the end of 2023. Warren has filthy secondary pitches, though scouts main gripe with him at this point is command (locating his pitches within the strike zone). Warren is another developmental success story for