With free agency settling down and the New York Yankees seemingly content with the moves they made, including re-signing huge bats in the lineup in Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger, spring training is on the way, meaning that sooner or later, rosters are going to be made official.
As we get closer to that, it should be noted to many, if not already, how stacked the outfielder room the Yankees have, as they not only have Grisham and Bellinger in the outfield, but also Jasson Dominguez, who is a young talent that has shown promise in his short three seasons in the league.
However, with the experience and high-level slugging that Grisham and Bellinger provide, Dominguez could be on the outside looking in on the roster.
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In a way, the Yankees already proved they don’t have the most trust in the left fielder when they sent him to Triple-A late last season, even though GM Brian Cashman later admitted he should’ve let Dominguez stay with the team and serve a role on the bench during the postseason.
Cashman also confessed on Friday at Steinbrenner Field that “if everything stays the same, we’ll be forced to determine what’s our best course of action to help this team be impactful.”
If you ask me, it appears Cashman is pretty much saying it’s not going to look good for Dominguez making the opening day roster, because it feels hard to believe that he’ll be able to do enough to earn a spot over Grisham and Bellinger who have showed up many times in big games for New York, and that would likely result in the young fielder to start the season in Triple A.
Regardless of what proves to be Dominguez’s reality, he could still show his value, whether that be to the Yankees or another team, throughout the season to maximize his potential.
