We’ll see if Breslow acquires a second baseman this offseason. But the position is up for grabs right now with
Enmanuel Valdez,
Ceddanne Rafaela,
Luis Urías,
Pablo Reyes and
David Hamilton as candidates on the 40-man roster.
Yorke likely will start the season at Worcester. But he can put his name into that mix quickly if he plays well.
The 2020 first round draft pick spent the entire 2023 season at Portland where he was decent. He slashed
.268/.350/.435/.785 with 13 homers, 25 doubles, three triples, 74 runs, 61 RBIs, 51 walks, 122 strikeouts and 18 steals in 110 games.
He had an incredible first season in pro ball, slashing .325/.412/.516/.928 with a 15.6% strikeout percentage and 11.8% walk percentage. He has continued to maintain about the same walk percentage (10.1% in 2023) but his strikeout rate (24.1% in 2023) has increased the past two years.