They really did it.
All this time, I thought it was a bluff. They were trying to scare him, to light a fire in him, to push his buttons. Somehow, around now, they'd find a way to keep him.
It might be an outfield injury, or they'd simply punt on Randal Grichuk. Somehow, Jasson Dominguez would return, as he'd do in almost any other organization in baseball.
Nope. They did it. They farmed him out.
So... what next? Dunno. But he's 22, people. He's ready. And don't let them wave the shiny object, Dax Kilby, in our eyes: Dominguez remains the most important prospect in the Yankee organization. He has speed, he has power, and he hit .257 last year, 45 points higher than the perennial returnee, Anthony Volpe.
And they have sent him to Scranton.
I know what they say: Dominguez needs to play every day. I get it. I agree... sorta. But the guy needs to play in the Majors, not Scranton. And by discarding him, I fear they are playing with fire.
Mark these words: He won't do well there. We'll watch every at-bat, mull every line-score, and lament every strikeout. No matter how you slice it, a guy who should be playing MLB will be toiling in Triple A, disillusioned and depressed, all because he didn't fit into some front office algorithm based on platoons and contracts. It happens commonly with the Yankees. If this front office was running the 1951 Yankees, they would have dispensed with the young outfielder who hit .267, because the kid - Mantle - was no Randal Grichuk.
Hopefully, sometime, around July, Dominguez will return. But I think there is a very real chance that he disappears, permanently, in a deadline trade package. For six years, Yank fans will have watched him rise, only to see the Yankee brain trust exile him to Nowhere.
He's gone, folks. Damn. I didn't think it would really happen.
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Just as regular citizens are not humans to the oligarchs, prospects are not humans to the ownership class. They are pawns. We are talking about a complete lack of empathy. No, "I wonder how he'll feel if we do this?" or "How will affect his mental health?" Just another pawn in a lockout year. Fuck Hal. Eat the rich.
They have done this before, most recently with Clint Frazer among others. Surprisingly (not really), the demotion never quite seems to work out and another budding MLB ready player bites the dust while the NYY are left holding their puds while other teams create opportunities for the kids to grow. Maybe they never quite get there, but at least they are given a chance. Sometimes these dudes are just to damn “smart”.
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