Top Yankees pitching prospects Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, Ben Hess adapting to AA

Top Yankees pitching prospects Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, Ben Hess adapting to AA

BRIDGEWATER — Coming down the stretch of the season, the main attractions at Double-A Somerset include a pair of pitchers who are in their first season with the Yankees. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and Ben Hess are respectively ranked by MLB Pipeline as the organization’s No. 6 and No. 7 prospects, and they have performed as advertised. Rodriguez-Cruz is sporting a 2.13 ERA in 109.2 innings — the most among Yankees farmhands — with 122 strikeouts. And …