The last-place New York Yankees, losers of eight in a row and nine games off the pace in the American League wild-card race, will promote a pair of prospects this week, outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza, according to multiple reports.
will promote a pair of top prospects this week, outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza, according to multiple reports.
Pereira and Peraza are expected to be in uniform for Tuesday night's series opener against the visiting. They will travel to the Bronx after leaving their teammates at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees, who were off on Monday, are in the throes of an eight-game losing streak and were swept by the rivallast weekend. As the week began, New York was at least six games behind everyone else in the American League East, and nine games off the pace in the AL wild-card race.
"You always have a chance, but we're in a big hole now," New York manager Aaron Boone said Sunday."But you can't even get big-picture about it. You've just got tackle the next day. That's what we're in right now." In 81 games this season between Triple-A and Double-A Somerset, the 22-year-old Pereira has hit .300 with a .373 on-base percentage and a .548 slugging percentage with 18 homers, 11 stolen bases and 64 RBIs.
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