The Mariners arrive in The Bronx this week as the AL’s most pleasant surprise, in part because of the depth of the Yankees.
One reality of building a deep roster and farm system is you can’t keep them all — only 25 on the active roster and only 40 on the major league roster.
The Cubs, for example, constructed a powerful everyday lineup, allowing them to trade from young positional depth. Gleyber Torres has emerged as an AL Rookie of the Year front-runner with the Yankees. Jorge Soler led the Royals in OPS-plus when he fractured a bone in his foot over the weekend.