Yanks: Still Loaded Post Deadline

Estevan Florial is still a Yankee!  Maybe they can promote him to Tampa now.  We will probably see the deserving Solak move up to Trenton now that they have a spot open in the infield.  What we're really seeing is a testament to just how deep the system has become over the past several years.  And the system didn't just become great because we got Torres and Frazier, et al, at last year's deadline.   The Yankes were able to scotchguard the bullpen and the rotation, get at least a better defender at 3rd,  as well as mucho international dough, with mostly draft picks and really only one of the trade pieces, Littell, from the recent sell-offs.  And the system is still loaded.  So loaded in fact, they're going to have to use the waiver trade deadline, and all of the time before the rule 5 roster freeze to create more space on their 40 man roster.

Losing Blake Rutherford was brutal, and Mateo, who had worked hard to find his game was tough, too.  But as much as we loved Kaprielian and Fowler, their injury situations were clouding the Yanks rotational and outfield situations. And the Yanks just drafted about 60 Kaprielian clones, and Florial will be the CF as fast as he can climb there. It will be interesting to see if Sonny Gray will be David Cone or Jimmy Key, in terms of impact, or if he'll be able to stay healthy.  But they were able to get him for two high upside injured prospects with clock uncertainty, and a guy with 80 speed.  I think Mateo's 80 speed is the only thing for which the system doesn't have a ready made replacement.  Overall, the system is still in really good shape, and thus, so is the future.