TBH I am pretty bored rn so I decide to predict my 25 man roster for the best Organization in baseball...........the New York Yankees
C (2) Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine
- What will Gary Sanchez do as an encore? He is a fantastic defensive catcher, and with good offensive potential. He could be very good for a very long time. Austin Romine backs him up. Doesn't have the bat that GS does, but a very good defensive option.
1B (3) Greg Bird, Chris Carter, Tyler Austin
- Bird is probably my favorite player on the roster. A smooth stroke with power to all fields, I see him as a potential star. Carter brings power to the lineup, but will not have a lot of AB's unless he tears it up. Austin makes the team based on his versatility and good offensive ability.
2B (2) Starlin Castro, Rob Refsnyder
- Castro had an ok year in the Bronx, I see him as a stop gap until the plethora of Yankee infield prospects develops. Refsnyder is an interesting player because he can literally play anywhere. A good, versatile piece.
3B (1) Chase Headley
- Again a stop gap. Not a bad player, but not a good one either. He is a switch hitter which gives balance to the lineup
SS (1) Didi Gregorius
- Was arguably the Yankees best player last season. Good defender, nice smooth stroke, good bat speed. It will be interesting to see what Cashman does with Didi when Torres gets to the big club.
OF (5) Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday
- Holliday was brought in to be the DH, historically he is a really good offensive player but is up there in age. Gardner is not the same player he was, but still brings a bit of speed, really good defense and is a better hitter than I think he gets credit for. Ellsbury is the starter in center, but again not the same player he was. Hicks is a good depth piece and will battle it out with Judge/Austin for the opening day job in RF. Has a cannon for an arm, is a switch hitter and can play all 3 outfield spots.
Rotation (5) Masahiro Tanaka, CC Sabathia, Michael Pineda, Luis Severino, Chance Adams
- Tanaka is the staff ace and is coming off a brilliant season, the only "sure thing" in the rotation. CC is struggling without the velocity he once had. He did have a very good September and the Yankees will need him do be decent this year to make a run. Pineda struggled last season, but I don't see any reason why he can't regain his form, the talent is there. Luis Severino has the most arm talent out of anyone in the organization. He is still only 22 and while others think he is destined for the BP, I think he can turn it around and become a big time pitcher. Filthy stuff. Chance Adams is my number 5 starter for the Yankees. At 22 it will be tough for him to make the team, but Cashman has come out and said that rotation spots are up for grabs in Spring Training. Has a career minor league ERA of 2.21, with 189 K's in 162 innings the past 2 years.
Bullpen (6) Aroldis Chapman, Dellin Betances, Tyler Clippard, Tommy Layne, Adam Warren, Jonathan Holder
- No one will have a better backend to their BP than the NYY. The Power duo of Chapman and Betances are scary to any hitter in the majors. Heck even Clippard turned his season around after the trade and was really good last year. Tommy Layne was a really good in August and September and should make the team. Holder is a younger guy who was a K machine in the minors. Warren will be a long relief/spot starter guy.