Who Stays? Who Goes?

An interesting article was written for ESPN recently by Coley Harvey regarding the frustrations coming from some Yankee players in the minor league system who believe they deserve to be a part of the major league roster. In particular, Clint Frazier and Brandon Drury have voiced their opinions on the matter.

Frazier is one of the Yankees most talented young prospects and has shown some promise at the major league level, however, he has been unable to carve out a consistent spot due to the plethora of key outfielders the Yankees currently have. Drury started the season at 3rd base but after going on the DL and landing in the minors he has been unable to make his way back to the team because of the undeniable success of the rookie, Miguel Andujar. 

Harvey brings up some good points mentioning how well Frazier and Drury have been doing while in the minors, both batting over the .300 mark for average. This makes the decision to keep them down there even tougher for the Yankee front office.

Although this is the case where the Yankees have an embarrassment of riches, moves will have to be made soon by GM Brian Cashman before this situation starts negatively effecting team morale. Unless more injuries at the major league level come into play where players like Frazier and Drury could come in and have an instant impact, I think the Yankees should seriously consider moving some of these young pieces for other needs like starting pitching as the trade deadline approaches.