Clarke Schmidt and Deivi Garcia are amongst the young arms the Yankees included who might contribute to a rotation that will lack Luis Severino (Tommy John surgery) and Domingo German (limited list for breaching MLBs domestic violence protocol last year).
No one knows what the 2020 season is going to look like– or if it will even be played– but the Yankees know who theyll have in camp at the start of this unusual season.
Aaron Boone shakes hands with Deivi Garcia.Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostFor all the fresh faces on the roster, however, the Yankees will rely on recognized stars like newly signed Gerrit Cole and veteran players, consisting of Masahiro Tanaka, Aroldis Chapman and Aaron Judge.
Estevan Florial, the 21-year-old outfielder, was also included in the pool after completing last season with Class-A Tampa. Jasson Dominguez, the 17-year-old phenom signed almost a year ago, was not.
The team launched its 58-man player pool on Sunday for the resumption of spring training, and while there were no substantial surprises, it included some potential customers that could be hired for the very first time in the middle of a pennant race.
They likewise announced the signing of 29-year-old Matt Duffy to a minors offer. Duffy was launched by Texas earlier in the year. He was the Rays beginning 3rd baseman in 2018 and the centerpiece of the trade that sent Evan Longoria to the Giants, prior to an injury-plagued season in 2015.
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And theyll require Judge, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks to show they can stay healthy. Judge was sidelined during spring training with a fractured rib suffered in September, while Stanton had a stretched calf and Hicks was rehabbing from offseason Tommy John surgery.
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Sanchez has dealt with injuries for much of his career and the Yankees put 6 catchers on their roster, including freshly signed Max McDowell, who had been in the Brewers system.
The other gamers will work out at an alternate site, which might be Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the Yankees, for the remaining gamers to train in case they are called up to the big league lineup.
” We anticipate to contend,” Neander stated. “We expect to compete.”
The Rays, who figure to be the Yankees top competitors in the AL East, included maybe the video games leading prospect– 19-year-old Wander Franco– on their 60-man lineup.
Clint Frazier and Miguel Andujar figure to play roles eventually, with Andujar noted on the roster as an infielder/outfielder– along with Tyler Wade.
Tampa Bay general manager Erik Neander informed reporters Sunday that Franco and other small leaguers who may not be options to assist at the big league level this season were put on the roster since the group had “areas to play with” and would benefit from the experience.
Teams had until 4 p.m. Sunday to send their lineups. They will be allowed to have 30 players on the roster for the first 2 weeks of the season, with the number ultimately minimized to 26 games and there will also be a three-man taxi team on all trip in case of injury or health problem.
Impacting the Yankees is that Blue Jays gamers reportedly were informed to head to Toronto. There had been thought the Blue Jays would stay at their spring training website in Dunedin, Fla., with travel restrictions into Canada still in effect.
Heres a take a look at the preliminary lineup:
Catchers (6 ): Kyle Higashioka, Chris Iannetta, Erik Kratz, Max McDowell, Gary Sanchez, Josh Thole.
Pitchers (33 ): Albert Abreu, Domingo Acevedo, Daniel Alvarez, Luis Avilan, Zack Britton, Luis Cessa, Aroldis Chapman, Gerrit Cole, Deivi Garcia, Luis Gil, Chad Green, David Hale, J.A. Happ, Ben Heller, Jonathan Holder, Tommy Kahnle, Michael King, Brooks Kriske, Jonathan Loaisiga, Tyler Lyons, Luis Medina, Jordan Montgomery, Nick Nelson, Dan Otero, Adam Ottavino, James Paxton, Adonis Rosa, Clarke Schmidt, Masahiro Tanaka, Nick Tropeano, Alexander Vizcaino, Miguel Yajure, Tony Zych.
Infielders (10 ): Miguel Andujar, Matt Duffy, Thairo Estrada, Mike Ford, Kyle Holder, DJ LeMahieu, Gleyber Torres, Gio Urshela, Luke Voit, Tyler Wade.
Outfielders (9 ): Estevan Florial, Clint Frazier, Brett Gardner, Zack Granite, Rosell Herrera, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Tauchman.
