Cuban Alexander Vargas surprises the Yankees

Spring training are usually full of pleasant surprises, starring, generally, by those players invited to practices and, against any prognosis, stand out extraordinary to earn a position in the team’s roster.

Upon action on Monday, no New York Yankees player in spring training has played in more games than Cuban Alexander Vargas.

And every time this spring enters the batting box, good things happen.

The offensive line of Vargas seems out of a video game: in seven shifts to the bat it has five hits, two of them home runs, with four ranked races, three scored, average of .714, average Embassed .750, slugging of 1,571 and PAHO of 2,321.

The 23 -year -old matancer, capable of playing in second and third bases, in addition to the campocorto, is not intended to be part of the roster of the big leagues this year.

Since he signed with the Yankees organization in 2018, he has not played beyond double A, but his performance in the spring has managed to managers, despite the fact that, according to Baseball América, he is not among the 30 best prospects in the franchise.

Its versatility is a plus in its favor, at a time when New York has gaps both in the prelude and intermediate.

The Jazz Chisolm Bahamés is projected to be the second starting base on the opening day, despite not being a solid defender of the position, and having a poor spring offensively.

In the prelude, veteran Dj Lemahieu and Venezuelans Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza dispute the position, however none has stood out. .

Most likely, Vargas begins the Triple A campaign, but his good performance this spring offers another option to the leaders of the Bronx team.