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Yankees frustrated with prospect contributions

The injuries to the Yankees this season not only exposed their age, it also exposed their farm system. With so many guys sidelined, the Yankees reached into their minor-league pool to fill positions. The problem was that the pool was very shallow, and some heads might roll because of it.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that there is “frustration and anger” amongst upper-level Yankee officials that the team has a lack of high-end prospects. Even after using a club-record 56 guys over the course of the season, the Yankees don’t appear to have the next homegrown star ready to take over the Bronx.

Long time employees Damon Oppenheimer, director of the draft – and Mark Newman, director of player development, may be scapegoats for the lack of talent, according to Sherman. Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman are safe; Cashman has one year left on his deal.

Earlier in the season, Hal Steinbrenner held a meeting in which the team’s farm system issues were discussed. Cashman understands the criticism, especially from the fans who will be without Yankee playoff baseball for just the second time in the past two decades.

From Bob Klapisch: โ€œI have no problem dealing with reality,โ€ he said. โ€œThe bottom line is we were eliminated. Weโ€™re not going to the playoffs, weโ€™re not good enough to be there. We donโ€™t belong there.”
With the regular season over and the standings cemented, the Yankees are slated to pick 18th overall in the 2014 first-year player draft.

 

  1. Newman & Oppenheimer; when was the last time a #1 draft choice by those guys became a solid player?
    2010 Cito Culver wasn’t even ranked as a top 200 prospect & the Yanks drafted him in the 1st round.
    2011 Dante Bichette…already labeled a non prospect….can’t hit or field.
    2012 Ty Hensley…other teams avoided him because of physical issues…Yanks drafted him #1 anyways and he misses the entire 2013 season.
    2013 Aaron Judge….held out for more $ before being signed….then never played for Yanks….has some kind of major problem….maybe drugs..maybe back who knows as Yanks are keeping their mouthes shut.

  2. all bad …not enough good pitching picked up before deadline ….Soriano saved us from the basement ….jeter is done alex should sit ….why they got rid of colon who knows ….since the old man died the new owners said they do not care about playoffs just business ……well look forward to same for many years …Yankees will be known as the once great back when ……sad really sad days for the fans

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