According to multiple sources, but we'll go with the New York Post HERE Yankee top prospects Austin Wells and Jasson "The Martian" Dominguez are expected to join the Yankees on Friday, when rosters expand and allow teams to carry 28 players. The Yankees could potentially have another spot to play with if Harrison Bader is claimed on waivers, which I think he will be.
Both Wells and Dominguez will have to be added to the 40 man roster, which the Yankees would've had to do anyway in the offseason to protect both players from the Rule 5 draft. It's nice to see some more fresh blood added to this roster of lifeless veterans who have underachieved all season.
Dominguez has only played in 9 games at Triple-A but has 10 RBIs. He got off to a slow start down in Double-A but played well over the last few months to earn the promotion. It's always a good thing to have a switch hitter in the lineup, but he's also athletic, can run and perhaps his best quality so far is how he can control the strike one. The Yankees suck at that, so if he can keep that same discipline at the big-league level that will be a huge benefit for the Yankees. He looked good in spring, it will be nice to see him in action again and look at the progress.
Wells is also an intriguing option. His .254 BA in Triple-A. He has a decent bat and has made some improvements behind the plate this year defensively. He's a good receiver but throwing continues to be his weakness but I think he's teachable. Not for nothing, we watched Gary Sanchez stink it up behind the plate for 7 seasons, so giving young Wells a shot can't be worse.... right? There's potential there.
At this point, the Yankees have nothing to lose. We've watched the established "veterans" fail to hit and score runs and with the Yankees are 10 games back for a Wild Card spot. We all hate losing but the Yankees can still lose but would benefit with a better evaluation of their top prospects as they head into the offseason and see if the kids will fit into the Yankees long term plans.
I'm ready to see the kids in action, it's been a painful season. If nothing else, Brian Cashman might get more fans in the stadium to see the young players, and this will be his distraction or smoke screen for the terrible team he has assembled. The Yankees need to do something to get some excitement around this dead team....and this is the only way to do it.
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