#OSFM 17: New York Yankees

[sink4ever]

Alrighty, let's get the conversation started about who should be included in the Yankees 90-man roster for OSFM 17. Let's get started with the following 40-man roster. Those in bold are my very early guess at the 25-man roster.

40-man roster
Starting Pitcher
Masahiro Tanaka
CC Sabathia
Michael Pineda
Luis Severino
Bryan Mitchell
Luis Cessa
Domingo German
Ronald Herrera
Chad Green
Dietrich Enns
Yefrey Ramirez

Relief Pitcher
Dellin Betances
Tyler Clippard
Aroldis Chapman
Adam Warren
Chasen Shreve
Johnny Barbato
Giovanny Gallegos
Ben Heller
Jonathan Holder
Tommy Layne

Catcher
Gary Sanchez
Austin Romine
Kyle Higashioka

First Base
Chris Carter
Greg Bird
Tyler Austin

Second Base
Starlin Castro
Ronald Torreyes
Rob Refsnyder

Shortstop
Didi Gregorious
Jorge Mateo

Third Base
Chase Headley
Miguel Andujar

Outfield
Brett Gardner
Aaron Judge
Matt Holliday
Jacoby Ellsbury
Aaron Hicks
Mason Williams


Possible AAA Players (Red = 40-man, Bold = MLB Experience)
SP Chad Green
SP Brady Lail
SP Kyle Haynes
SP Jordan Montgomery
SP Dietrich Enns
SP Eric Ruth
RP Johnny Barbato
RP Giovanny Gallegos
RP Ben Heller
RP Jonathan Holder
RP Tommy Layne
RP Branden Pinder (Injured)
RP Nick Rumbelow (Injured)
RP Joe Mantiply*
RP J.R. Graham
RP Jason Gurka
RP Richard Bleier
RP Matt Wotherspoon
C Kyle Higashioka
C Jorge Saez
C Wilkin Castillo
1B Ji-Man Choi
1B Dante Bichette
1B Dan Fiorito
2B Rob Refsnyder
2B Donovan Solano
2B Jose Rosario
SS Ruben Tejada
SS Cito Culver
SS Pete Kozma
OF Mason Williams
OF Jake Cave
OF Clint Frazier
OF Mark Payton


Possible AA Players (Red = 40-man, Bold = MLB Experience)
SP Ronald Herrera
SP Chance Adams
SP Daniel Camarena
SP Justus Sheffield
SP Yefrey Ramirez
SP James Reeves
SP Josh Rogers
RP Mark Montgomery
RP Cale Coshow
RP J.P. Feyereisen
RP Travis Hissong
RP Jordan Foley
RP Caleb Frare
C Kellin Deglan
C Francisco Diaz
1B Mike Ford
1B Chris Gittens
2B Abiatal Avelino
2B Thairo Estrada
SS Tyler Wade
SS Gleyber Torres
SS Jorge Mateo
3B Miguel Andujar
OF Dustin Fowler
OF Billy McKinney
OF Trey Amburgey
OF Zach Zehner
OF Rashad Crawford

Possible Single-A Players (Red = 40-man, Bold = MLB Experience)
SP Domingo Acevedo
SP Ian Clarkin
SP James Kaprielian
SP Dillon Tate
SP Domingo German
SP Zack Littell
SP Albert Abreu
SP Nestor Cortes
RP Taylor Widener
SS Wilkerman Garcia
OF Blake Rutherford
OF Estevan Florial

[sink4ever]

Thoughts? Any glaring omissions?

The cupboard is a bit bare for 1B/3B and I'd be surprised if there weren't a couple free agent signings there to fill out AA/AAA.

From the Single-A group, I think we definitely need to include Domingo German (40-man roster), James Kaprielian, and Blake Rutherford. I think Acevedo, Clarkin, and Tate would be the next tier (maybe Abreu as well).

This weekend I'm hoping to compare this list against various 2016 OSFM iterations to see who still needs to be created and who just needs an update.

Of course, we'll also need to discuss potentials. I think the strength of the system is in the B/B+ range. Right now Gleyber is the only no doubt A for me, with Frazier at a B+/A-. Mateo, Rutherford, Kaprielian, and Sheffield are probably strong B/B+. Others in the discussion for B include Adams, Andujar, Acevedo, and Abreu.

[garyjr33]

Drew Finley RHP, Hoy Jun Park SS/2B, Kyle Holder SS/2B

[sink4ever]

Quote: Originally Posted by garyjr33

Drew Finley RHP, Hoy Jun Park SS/2B, Kyle Holder SS/2B

Yeah, the tough thing is that the Yankees are deepest at SP and MIF it seems. Right now there's Wade, Torres, and Mateo at SS at AA. Do you take Park or Holder over Wilkerman Garcia? Do you choose Finley over the legion of other lower level pitchers like Acevedo, Abreu, etc?

Those are all good suggestions and definitely guys I'd like to see included if space allows.

[garyjr33]

Quote: Originally Posted by sink4ever

Yeah, the tough thing is that the Yankees are deepest at SP and MIF it seems. Right now there's Wade, Torres, and Mateo at SS at AA. Do you take Park or Holder over Wilkerman Garcia? Do you choose Finley over the legion of other lower level pitchers like Acevedo, Abreu, etc? Those are all good suggestions and definitely guys I'd like to see included if space allows.

Yeah. Maybe dropping Widener or Cortes for Finley would be my thoughts. And I would say Holder over Amburgey or Zehner. I appreciate your work every year on this set.

[sink4ever]

Looks like the Yankees signed 1B Ji-Man Choi to a minor league contract, which makes sense. They didn't really have a "real" 1B at AAA.

[JHedges2]

What site(s) do you guys use for the best/most reliable scouting info on prospects?

[sink4ever]

Quote: Originally Posted by JHedges2

What site(s) do you guys use for the best/most reliable scouting info on prospects?

Haha, as many I can. I don't have a Baseball America subscription, so my most used sites right now are Scout (Pinstripes Plus), MinorLeagueBall (John Sickels), and Fangraphs. I also google individual players when there's not much available and find info on other sites as well. I've started looking at 2080 as well and River Ave Blues also has Yankees info.