Yankees' prospect James Kaprielian placed on DL with elbow pain

It's a new season for Yankees' pitching prospect James Kaprielian, but it comes with another arm injury. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Yankees have placed the 23-year-old righty on the minor league disabled list with right elbow soreness, and an MRI and dye contrast MRI have been scheduled. 

Yankees say James Kaprielian was placed on the minor league DL with right elbow pain. He will undergo an MRI and a dye contrast MRI.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) April 6, 2017

Kaprielian's 2016 campaign was wasted, as he missed the entire regular season with a right elbow flexor strain. The 2015 first-round pick returned to the hill in the Arizona Fall League at the tail end of last year, finishing with 26 strikeouts and a 4.33 ERA in seven starts (27 IP). Kaprielian was scheduled to start in High-A Tampa's season opener on Thursday.  Details to come as more information is released.  If you want to connect with Tom Hanslin, email him at thanslin@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @tomhanslin.