The Yankees’ first midseason sell-off in recent memory was based on building for the future.
For Clint Frazier, he hopes that future comes quickly.
The brash outfielder didn’t rule out making the Opening Day roster — although he admitted it was a long shot.
“I try to think in more realistic terms,” Frazier said Tuesday. “I don’t think it’s gonna happen on Opening Day, but it could happen.”
Right now, the Yankees have Brett Gardner in left, Jacoby Ellsbury in center and either Aaron Judge or Aaron Hicks in right.
That’s one of the reasons general manager Brian Cashman passed on free-agent targets such as Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista, though the Yankees did sign former Cardinal Matt Holliday.