![]() ![]() You really want to remove Clarke Schmidt from the fray after what he’s done all season long, capped with his dominance of the heart of the Red Sox order on Wednesday? Minor-league options are no longer a factor. As much as Britton seems to be dreaming about impacting a playoff roster after a full-length Tommy John rehab, it just doesn’t seem very likely, especially with so many bullpen roles already filled with trusted confidants. That’d be quite a pill to swallow, with limited roster space.Īs for Britton, Chapman, Castro and Co., it’s almost impossible to rise in the circle of trust in a two-week period at the end of the season. Hicks probably can’t play home games anymore after last week’s Rays debacle. In our projections, Cabrera’s the pinch runner and Hicks makes the group over Locastro, but … you never know. cutting bait on an expensive mistake … there’d be a first time for everything. 115 average, because they knew he could take a walk? Cashman and Co. Didn’t they go to him first off the bench in extra innings this week against Jeurys Familia, despite his last 30 games of a. It would be difficult to foresee the Yankees really entering October without Hicks’ proven patience. □ - Brendan Kuty SeptemYankees’ Brendan Kuty doesn’t see Aroldis Chapman, Aaron Hicks on playoff roster My early projection on the Yankees’ playoff roster. Kuty also fulfilled Yankee fans’ dreams by carrying Oswaldo Cabrera and Tim Locastro as a pinch runner, leaving Hicks out of the picture, too. Who will the Yanks jettison off the roster in favor of these big names as the postseason approaches? Maybe … maybe a couple of them don’t make it onto the island, either.Īccording to Yankees beat writer Brendan Kuty, a few rehabbing familiar faces will find themselves both fully healthy and excluded, with Clarke Schmidt and Effross getting ‘pen roles in his projections, leaving Chapman, Britton and Castro all on the outside looking in. Both LeMahieu and Rizzo aim to be back in the coming days, and New York will also be adding Aroldis Chapman for the Milwaukee series, with Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Zack Britton, Scott Effross and Miguel Castro reportedly right behind him. Suddenly, the Yankees are on the verge of a much different issue. ![]() Andrew Benintendi’s wrist somehow detached from his arm via a hook. DJ LeMahieu’s toe, which everyone assured would not land him on the IL, landed him on the IL. Anthony Rizzo didn’t seem to be able to sit up straight, and was advised against … moving. Still, after their final road series at Tropicana Field with the Rays, things felt hopeless. This year’s Yankees are in a much better playoff position now than they were two weeks ago, but still haven’t clinched anything, and will likely have to fight tooth-and-nail for postseason positioning down the stretch, especially in an all-important clash with the Toronto Blue Jays on the road in two weeks. Or maybe he’s still just slumped over in left field, watching the wheels go ’round and ’round.
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