Brian Cashman's Obvious Move Is Waiting....

This team cannot stay the way it is and expect to be champions next season. We all know that, but the Yankees are not anxious to add pieces that are necessary and blow the existing budget into oblivion. The Yankees are not the Dodgers looking to throw money around and defer it so they need to do something here to acquire the talent.

So, what can (and should) the Yankees do here? There’s a solution here, but it might not be the most popular one. The Yankees want to bring Cody Bellinger back. They SHOULD bring him back, and they know it is not coming cheap. They should spend that money regardless but if they get him back, they can still address some of their log jams and liabilities.

The Yankees don’t NEED the outfield scenario they have now, and it needs to be resolved. There is no sugarcoating this one, Cody plus Trent Grisham, Aaron Judge, Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones stashed down in Triple-A is just a self-inflected screw up the Yankees need to correct…and now. Someone has to go.

In the last week, the Yankees have trade scenarios mentioned with the Miami Marlins, HERE and HERE. The Yankees could use some additional strength in their starting rotation without adding more large contracts and need to shed some outfield weight, because it all doesn’t fit. A package centered around Jones for Sandy Alcantara could work or a Dominguez for Edward Cabrera could also work. Obviously, Alcantara would be the splashier move but that also means the Marlins would probably want Jones to start with and that could be a sore spot for many fans.

I will be the first to say I am not of the same mind as Casey, or many other fans I have talked to. I know everyone wants Spencer on this team now, but there is a reason why he is almost 25 and still in the minors. He’s spent more time in Double-A then he should at his age and his 19 home runs in Triple-A has been impressive, but the 36% strikeout ratio is not. He’s not ready…. but on the other hand Dominguez is just average after being overhyped. He’s nothing to write home about, he’s not a great fielder but he’s been serviceable.

The Yankees can’t keep Dominguez and Jones in limbo forever. They need to make a choice because doing that allows them to add other pieces, they do need without all of the extra money on the free agent market. Thinning out the outfield is where this starts….

Cashman needs to find the right trade partner and rip the band-aid off. It’s overdue.