Yankees: Should they stay with the plan or go for number 28?

Gleyber Torres

What is the Yankees master plan?

Cashman’s plan, as he laid it out, is not complicated. He sees the wisdom in letting the 2017 season play itself out with the 25-man roster they have now while using the Scranton Express when the need arises to fortify the troops in the Bronx.

The thrust of his idea is that Baby Bombers like Gleyber Torres, Miguel Andujar, Jorge Mateo, Justus Sheffield, Chance Adams, and Clint Frazier will all benefit from making regular and playing every day in the minors.

His second thought, though, is more telling regarding the direction Cashman’s thinking is taking the Yankees. Because what he ultimately wants from this season is an opportunity at the end of the year to stand back and re-evaluate his entire farm system. Then, and only then will he have the knowledge and confidence to make the moves that no one is arguing are not necessary to put the Yankees on the precipice of making a “run” similar to the one they had in the late 1990’s.

Then, and only then will he have the knowledge and confidence to make the moves that no one is arguing are not necessary to put the Yankees on the precipice of making a “run” similar to the one they had in the late 1990’s.

Not all of the Baby Bombers will survive the purge when it is enacted for the simple reason that there is not enough room for everyone, and with the Rule 5 in play, sooner or later you have to decide on which players are keepers versus the ones you throw back in the pond.