Yankees prospect’s Yostin Pena’s Top 100 ascent has only one controversial roadblock

Writer Stephen Parello argues that New York Yankees prospect Yostin Pena deserves a spot on top-100 prospect lists despite lingering questions regarding an MLB identity investigation. Pena signed with New York for $357,533 after a prior agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals fell through, subsequently posting a combined .354/.431/.608 slash line with 14 home runs and 37 stolen bases in his debut season.

Parello contends that potential age discrepancies should not diminish Pena's prospect ranking, noting his dominant stint with Single-A Tampa. Even if Pena is older than his listed age of 18, the writer notes that the Dominican outfielder still comprehensively outperformed competition in an affiliated league where the average player age is 21.