Prospects the Yankees Can Afford to Part With This Offseason

The New York Yankees have one of the top farm systems in the game. They are armed with a number of elite prospects. Some of them will bloom into stars, while others can be used to fetch a bonafide star.

Clint Frazier, Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez. These are all guys that you probably won’t see traded anytime soon. Frazier is currently the Yankees top prospect and could find his way to the Bronx sometime next season. Torres absolutely tore up the Arizona Fall League, winning the league’s MVP award at just 19 years old. As for Sanchez, we all know what he did in his short time in the Bronx last season.

But, beyond these elite names, an incredible wealth of talented youngsters exists within New York’s farm that are either blocked long-term or potentially redundant. You could argue that the system is essentially at its peak in terms of talent, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see general manager Brian Cashman try and flip a few of them for established names in the next month or two.

A trade for a controllable starting pitcher especially feels inevitable given the number of starters set to depart New York after next season. As fun as it is having such a great stable of prospects, we know they are not all going to work out, so the Yankees need to identify which are the real keepers and which are playing above their heads at the moment.

Here are a few that Cashman could deal away without having to feel much regret.