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Entering Monday\u2019s action, no single New York Yankees player in spring training has played in more games than infielder Alexander Vargas.<\/p>\n

And when he steps into the batter\u2019s box this spring, good things happen.<\/p>\n

Vargas\u2019 slash line looks like a video game in seven at-bats \u2014\u00a0.714\/.750\/1.571\/2.321. He has five hits with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored.<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t destined to make the Major League roster this year. He hasn\u2019t played above Double-A Somerset. But the 23-year-old prospect from Cuba is one of the talks of spring training among prospects.<\/p>\n

Per Baseball America, he is not among the franchise\u2019s Top 30 prospects going into this season. Plus, he\u2019s listed as a shortstop, a position currently handled by Anthony Volpe.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Vargas with a 3-run blast in Clearwater \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/589Saj33La<\/p>\n

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This could be the start of a potential breakthrough for Vargas, who was one of the centerpieces of the Yankees\u2019 2018 international signing class. But it\u2019s been a slow ramp-up for the middle infielder.<\/p>\n

In 2019 he played just eight games in the Dominican Summer League before he was brought stateside to play for the Yankees\u2019 rookie league team. Combined he only slashed .233\/.313\/.373\/.686 with one home runs and 18 RBI.<\/p>\n

Like every prospect in 2020, he didn\u2019t get to play professionally after minor league baseball was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, he returned to the field and played 42 games with the Yankees\u2019 Florida Complex League team as he batted .273\/.362\/.393\/.755 with three home runs and 26 RBI.<\/p>\n

That led to a promotion to Class-A Tampa. But for the following two seasons he struggled at the plate, even as he earned a promotion.<\/p>\n

With Tampa in 2022, he slashed .203\/.271\/.311\/.582 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in 100 games, his first full season of minor league baseball. He moved up to High-A Hudson Valley in 2023 and played in 103 games, but the slash line didn\u2019t budge, as he batted .206\/.248\/.342\/.590 with nine home runs and 53 RBI.<\/p>\n

Last season represented a better season at the plate. He started the season at Hudson Valley but only stayed there for five games before he was promoted to Somerset. He slashed .251\/.295\/.376\/.671 with four home runs and 35 RBI. He spent part of the season on the injured list.<\/p>\n

This season could be a big one for Vargas, who has progressed consistently since he joined the organization. A promotion to Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre isn\u2019t out of the question during 2025.<\/p>\n

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