Yankees: Brandon Drury proves too much of a good thing can be bad

Up to this point of the season, the Yankees have navigated their 25-man roster crunch without much more than a whisper of discontent from players good enough to be on a major league roster, yet stuck on a minor league one.

The loudest cry from Yankees fans came when cult hero Ronald Torreyes was sent to Triple-A to make room for Greg Bird. Many felt at the time; it was either Tyler Austin or Neil Walker who needed to bite the bullet.

However, just two weeks later, following the injury to Masahiro Tanaka’s hamstrings (yes, both of them), Toe is back and reportedly, the clubhouse is a better place for it.

If you had to guess which player would potentially take to Twitter, to let his legions of fans know his true feelings about being stuck in Scranton, most would assume it to be Clint Frazier.

Due to Frazier’s at-time brash nature and utter destruction of Triple-A pitching this season (.314/.387/.561 slash and five home runs in just 121 at-bats) he’d have a valid point if it weren’t for the Yankees’ outfield logjam.

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I for one, believe Clint’s recent call-up to act at the 26th man in the day/night doubleheader against the Tigers is the organization’s way of appeasing him for the time being. And so far it’s working.

However, it’s Brandon Drury that is letting the media know his discontent about being confined to a level of baseball, one would believe, he is too good for.

Drury, who was acquired halfway through Spring Training to act as the Yankees’ starting third baseman, recently spoke to Mark W. Sanchez of The New York Post, letting him know “he isn’t thrilled with his surroundings.”

On May 14, after being cleared to resume full baseball activities following recuperation from severe migraines and blurred vision, the Yanks decided to keep the four-year veteran down on the farm because of rookie Miguel Andujar’s ascension to legit everyday major leaguer.

To a point, Drury needs to come with grips that Andujar isn’t relenting third base anytime soon. And unless the Yanks were to trade either Greg Bird, Didi Gregorius or Gleyber Torres (which is highly unlikely), his days in New York could be numbered.

Perhaps, Drury already has, hence the interview with the Post. It’s certainly one way of getting Brian Cashman’s attention.

In all fairness, Drury also said the things needed to save face with his employer.

"“Doing what I can right now so when I go back up I’m a better player… But this is going to make me better. Just gotta keep doing what I can do right now, be back up soon.”"

It’s been two months since Drury last played a big league game, and now that he is back to 100 percent (which Drury states in the article), the guy with 985 career major league at-bats is proving to the baseball world he’s ready for his next challenge; flat-out saying, “I’m ready to go.”

A .324/.457/.461 slash with two home runs, 12 RBI and 29:23 K:BB ratio in 102 at-bats are evidence of such.

For those that feel Cashman shouldn’t have made the trade with the Diamondbacks for Drury in the first place — hindsight in 20/20.

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Besides, for a guy that is only 25, making a little over $600K, that was acquired for two mid-level prospects, should Cashman find the right package deal prior to July 31, Drury can be flipped to acquire something the Yanks actually need, like starting pitching.

While I understand having an abundance of young talent at your disposal is every team’s wish, it comes with the caveat of knowing that such talent, which has already proven itself at the big league level will only stay quiet for so long until a forced resolution becomes a reality.