OTHER DUMB MOVE MADE. WHO'S MINDING THE YANKEES STORE?

Deivi García isn't and wasn't going to be the greatest pitcher who ever lived, but Deivi García was a home-grown prospect and something the Yankees have since moved away from him. I would have loved to see what this guy would have become. After all, he hasn't been with the Yankees very long. But this organization no longer raises and breeds solid talent on the farm. Instead, they pivot, make quick moves out of desperation and it shows all us Yankees fans (or at least me), that the Yankees do not actually have control on their wants and needs. "Knee jerk" is no way to run a team. 

The Yankees lost patience. The Yankees are desperate.  The Yankees have shown that home grown is a thing of the past.  You know why the Yankees will never win another World Series for a long time? It's simple... they don't build a farm system. That's it.

Inside the Pinstripes writes:

"The New York Yankees made a surprising move this past week.

New York activated right-handed relief pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga from the 60-day injured list and to make room on the roster designated former No. 3 prospect Deivi García for assignment. The Chicago White Sox quickly swooped in and claimed the former elite prospect Thursday and optioned him to the minor leagues. "

And so what the White Sox will do is check Garcia out. They will tweak him, mold him, acclimate him and eventually debut him.  And he will perform.  No, he won't be Cy Young, but the kid has enough talent and spunk to have a pretty good career. It's a dumb move by the Yankees plain and simple.  They Yankees are making these moves like they are in first place and can afford to get rid of young talent, but the bottom line is, they're terrible, they have a manager who has no true grasp of the game and does not command respect and a General Manager who is clearly in a position where he knows his days are probably numbered even though Hal says they aren't.

Former Yankee Catcher Eric Kratz says it best about how the Yanks handled Garcia. The New York Post writes:

"Kratz, who considered himself a role model for Garcia, going so far as to calling him his “hijo,” or son, blamed the front office for Garcia’s career going off the rails.

“They did him wrong in the organization is the sense of the coaches they had to coach him through being a 20-year-old in the big leagues."

They did wrong by him.

Look, there are plenty of other things the Yanks are doing right now that I don't approve of, but this one is silly.  Will they ever get their head out of the sand?  Forever the Yankees have been on the offense with many moves.  These days, they have no idea how to play on defense... this is clear.

Who's next, Jasson Dominguez?

Aaron Boone showed his true colors trying to explain why Garcia is now gone, but not a single reporter followed up with a "Well, there are major leaguers on your team really struggling and you seem to put them in the lineup every day? What's the difference?"  Here's what Bozo said:

“Just really has struggled to find that consistency,” manager Aaron Boone said Monday. “Has had some injuries that derailed him a little bit in different seasons.

“But really just struggled, whether it was certain times the stuff would come and go, other times the command was an issue.”

I'm sorry, the farm system is where you work out your kinks, work out your struggles, but yet your major league roster is riddled with injury and inconsistency and struggle, and no one follows up and goes in hard on this guy?

We're in a very dark time to be a Yankee fan folks. No one is minding the store.  Too bad.