Garcia, Nelson among 40-man additions

Garcia, Nelson among 40-man additions

The New York Yankees protected six prospects from this year’s Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday, and two RailRiders are among them.

Top pitching prospect Deivi Garcia and hard-throwing righty Nick Nelson were added to the 40-man roster Wednesday, a step closer to making their big league debuts. RHP Luis Gil, RHP Luis Medina, RHP Brooks Kriske and RHP Miguel Yajure were also added to the 40-man roster. To make room, LHP Nestor Cortes Jr. and 1B Greg Bird were designated for assignment and OF Jacoby Ellsbury was released with one year left on his mega-deal.