The Yankees announced their spring training invitees Friday morning, 25 players in addition to those on the 40-man roster will be making their way to Tampa in two weeks.
But, like always, there were some curious exclusions from the list. Here are six players that, for one reason or another, were left off the invite list.
1B/OF Tyler Austin
Austin was a former top prospect but was perhaps left off the invite list because of the dive he took last year—he hit just .240 with six home runs across AA and AAA.