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Ten Yankees set to benefit from potential MLB roster expansion

By Ryan Doyle

JUPITER, FLORIDA - MARCH 11: Mike Ford #72 of the New York Yankees at bat against the Miami Marlins during a Grapefruit League spring training at Roger Dean Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FLORIDA - MARCH 11: Mike Ford #72 of the New York Yankees at bat against the Miami Marlins during a Grapefruit League spring training at Roger Dean Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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JUPITER, FLORIDA – MARCH 11: Deivi Garcia #83 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Miami Marlins during a Grapefruit League spring training at Roger Dean Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FLORIDA – MARCH 11: Deivi Garcia #83 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Miami Marlins during a Grapefruit League spring training at Roger Dean Stadium on March 11, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

P Michael King

If the Yankees need to add an arm that can provide length out of the pen, Michael King is their best bet. He can serve as a long reliever or emergency starter in a season that could call for an innings eater.

King made his MLB debut last season and pitched in four games giving up four runs in 9.1 innings. He doesn’t appear to be a highly-touted prospect, with his ceiling sitting as a backend starter, so if he can throw strikes, it might be a good option when games get out of hand or another inevitable injury strikes.

P Deivi Garcia

After a subpar spring training (6 ER, 7.1 IP) the Yankees will likely keep Deivi Garcia in the minors for the majority of the year. He can also force the team’s hand with another strong campaign but expanded roster could have him on the team at some point in 2020.

Garcia flew up the Yankees farm system a year ago, starting in High-A and landing in Scranton by the time the season was up. There was even buzz that Garcia would get the call up in September and get a chance to be a bullpen weapon in the postseason.

It is probably best to let Garcia takes his time, there’s no pressing need to rush his development with the season pushed back but he’s a prospect to keep a close eye on as the season progresses.

P Tyler Lyons

The Yankees have liked Tyler Lyons for over a decade now. Well, that is if you consider they drafted him in the 10th round of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft. Lyons was signed as a free agent last year after being released by the Pittsburgh Pirates in August. The lefty pitched in 11 games for New York posting a 4.15 ERA.

He was nothing special but the Yankees bullpen could use a left-hander as Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman are typically saved for the 8th and 9th innings.

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P Nick Nelson

Nick Nelson is a 40-man pitcher who could find himself in as the longman in the Yankees pen. He spent the majority of 2019 in Double-A Trenton where he pitched well, going 7-2 with a 2.35 ERA. He only allowed 48 hits in 65 innings with the Thunder but his 35 walks may be what holds him back at the Major League level.

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