{"id":83018,"date":"2024-08-13T22:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T02:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=83018"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:08:46","slug":"yankees-zach-messinger-double-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/13\/yankees-zach-messinger-double-a\/","title":{"rendered":"The Yankees Have a Future Starting Pitcher Brewing in Double-A"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most refreshing parts of the MLB draft is to see how a team’s selections flourish down the road. The New York Yankees have had some phenomenal draft selections over the years. One subject of long-term focus in the Yankees farm system is the 24-year-old right-hander Zach Messinger<\/a>, who is showing plenty of promise at Double-A Somerset.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Messinger was a 2021 MLB draft pick by the Yankees. He was selected in the 13th round (393rd overall), which makes his current success all the more intriguing. Messenger was selected out of the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was immediately assigned to A-ball where his quest for success began. The nature of his low draft position led to neglected attention and expectations for the righty. However, so far in his third organizational year, Messenger is turning heads and stating a case<\/a> for the future of his career. <\/span>The Yankees<\/a> struck the right chord in not dealing the righty at the deadline<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n