Today, Clint Frazier may get his last best shot as a Yankee

Aaron Hicks - aka: "the Incredible Human Gonad Tweak' - left yesterday's game with "a tightness," which on the Nick Johnson Injury Scale falls between a "spasm" and "early onset male menopause." In the great history of Hicks - aka: "the third Yankee Aaron" - such a diagnosis generally means missing a month to six weeks, and then a prolonged slump. These tweaks always happen just as Hicks seems on the verge of breakout stardom - he'd hit five HRs in six games - so, there you have it. Another one bites the dust. 

The Yankees are listing Hicks as "day to day." That's great, if it's true. Trouble is, when it comes to injuries, the front office is about as forthcoming as North Korea. Even a weak tweak, a meek tweak, means a week. 

Which brings us to Hicks' replacement, Mr. Clint Frazier. 

In her pre-game show yesterday, Suzyn noted that the Gammonites of Toronto were telling her the Blue Jays want Frazier for JA Happ, the 34-year-old, rapidly rusting tin can. She called it a deal she would not make, and this was before Happ unleashed a dynamic, three-inning impersonation of Chasen Shreve. If the Yankees trade Frazier for Happ, Suzyn will not be happy. (And keep in mind, that whenever John talks about managing - THE MASTER MUST MANAGE A GAME SOMEDAY - he suggests that Suzyn would be his GM.)

But now, it's up to Frazier, who didn't do himself any favors yesterday by grounding out with the bases loaded in the eighth. Thus far this season, he has 7 hits in 22 at bats, with no home runs and one RBI. He'll almost surely play today and in at least one game of tomorrow's doubleheader. The Blue Jays will start a rookie LH in his third MLB game... a pitcher with the same basic resume as Frazier. 

If he gets a few hits, yes, it will increase his trade value. But it will also rouse perceptions across the Yankiverse - and in the broadcast booth - that Frazier is something special and better not be dealt for a rented bag of fleas. Those expectations was raised by the Yankees themselves, who have put him on a pedestal since he came over from the Indians two years ago. All season, we have talked about Yankee depth in the farm system. Now, we unwrap the presents and see what's there.