Roster flexibility is on the mind of every major-league general manager as they construct their rosters for the upcoming season. The ability to move players up and down from the minors in order to plug gaps without going outside of the system can make or break a season, just as the Yankees saw last year.
This coming year, the Yankees will have a group of players with one minor league option left who have shown flashes, and in some cases even extended stretches of production, without fully anchoring themselves at the big-league level. The knowledge that these players can be held in reserve with Triple-A Scranton helps Brian Cashman and the front office create layers of depth that will allow the Yankees to build the best 40-man roster possible for 2020.