Yankees appoint Clint Frazier, Bad Smell, and Tyler Wade to be tasked with

Yankees announce they have appointed Clint Frazier, Raw smell and Tyler Wade to assign. Moves that create listing space for potential customers’ choices Oswaldo Cabrera, Ron Marinaccio, Everson Pereira, Stephen Ridings and JP Sears with a list of 40 people. That left the whole year unselected in the Rule 5 draft.

Frazier and Wade qualified as referees, but the Yankees clearly determined that they would not bring back any players. It’s easy to envision both garnering interest in the coming days and New York having ten days to explore deals.

Frazier has been an average presence as recently as last year, when he crushed at clip .267 / .394 / .511. That comes in a small sample of 160 appearances in a truncated season, but it’s the kind of offensive talent assessors have hailed for the number 5 overall pick before. While Frazier was a limited defensive player with worries about turns and misses, he also displayed an incredible blend of raw power and discipline.

However, the 2021 season was a disaster. The 27-year-old not only fell to a terrible .186 / .317 / .317, he also did not play until the end of June due to recurrent symptoms of dizziness. That’s certainly not how he or the team would envision his time on the theater stage coming to an end.

MLBTR Contributor Matt Swartz project Frazier with a modest salary of $2.4 million if he proceeds with the arbitration process. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see another team roll the dice for that fair amount, either through a trade or a request to give up. If Frazier removes the exemption, he will have the right to elect the minor league’s free agency.

Such is the case with Wade, who is predicted with an affordable $700k salary. The 26-year-old doesn’t have much potential in terms of power, but he’s pretty good at dribbling, runs well and can fill many positions. Wade is coming up with .268/.354/.323 in 145 number plate appearances, and it would be a surprise if he doesn’t land elsewhere in the coming days.

The Yankees have made a deal to buy Odor from Rangers just before the 2021 season begins. While the left-handed hitter had some shots in time, his overall production was lackluster. Odour managed only one landmark .202 / .286 / .379 in over 361 occurrences on the plate. The 27-year-old will be guaranteed $12 million next season, the final year of his contract. Basically, Texas still benefits from all that money, so any team that buys Odor will owe him only the league’s minimum wage.

Moving on to related prospects, Ridings is probably best known. The massive right winger made his MLB debut last season as a COVID substitute. While he only worked five rounds of relief, he looked like a potential late game weapon. Ridings averages 97 MPH on his fast ball and produces squeaks on 18.9% of his offerings. The 26-year-old also posted the dominant numbers in the high-teens group.

Cabrera is the highest rated of the bunch, according to American Baseball. BA’s No 8 organizing goal, Cabrera is on a solid .256 / .311 / .492 performance with 24 hosts in over 478 appearances at Double-A Somerset. He is considered a class defensive midfielder with strong anti-ball skills and explosive power.

Pereira, a left-handed centre-forward, has been limited to 221 appearances for the low-profile minor due to injury. The 20-year-old probably isn’t an option for the major league in the near future, but the Yankees don’t want to give another team a chance to make his comeback. As a highly regarded amateur from Venezuela in 2017, he earned a score of .303/.398/.686 when he was fit enough to enter this year’s arena. Neither Sears nor Marinaccio have ever released organizational rankings at FanGraphs or BA, but both post strong numbers in the high minors and could be major tournament picks in 2022.