It’s less a problem and more a dilemma. And for a third straight year, it’s one the Yankees are thankful to have.
Between August and December 2016, the Yankees traded outfielder Ben Gamel and relievers James Pazos and Nick Goody. Last year, it was shipping off intriguing, if not star, prospects such as Zack Littell, Ian Clarkin, Dietrich Enns and Rob Refsnyder. Some of these were on the 40-man roster, others were vulnerable to being lost in the Rule 5 draft.
Yet again, the Yankees have a jammed 40-man roster, enticing prospects who could be lost to the draft and a hole to fill in the lineup.