Yankees: Players Who Were Saved With 2020 Trade Deadline Unlikely

1. Clint Frazier

You can’t say you were surprised with this one. While fans certainly love Clint Frazier and would want nothing more than to see him get regular playing time in the outfield while slugging fastballs into the left field seats, it’s clear the organization isn’t exactly doing all it can to give him a full-time job at the big league level — or at least that’s what it feels like based on the Tauchman trade and Hicks extension. He was dangled in trade talks previously — we know as much in the discussions with the Pirates for Gerrit Cole — but has been largely stashed in the minors ever since arriving in the Bronx in 2016. He’s appeared in just 123  games since his debut in 2017 despite showing great flashes of potential, though concussion issues from 2018 contributed to that. Nonetheless, his defensive shortcomings have the Yanks a bit hesitant and it seems they’d rather use his lightning fast bat as a trade chip given their positional logjam and little need for another offensive-minded outfielder. While a trade could very well happen in the offseason, Frazier at least doesn’t have to worry about packing up and relocating during the summer. Perhaps he can change the front office’s mind with a promising stint whenever the shortened 2020 season begins.