Imagine being Clint Frazier — celebrating the Yankees 10-3 victory over the White Sox on Sunday when manager Aaron Boone beckons you into his office, only to let you know you’re being demoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre due to an increasing roster crunch.
According to Erik Boland of Newsday, it turns out Frazier was “surprised,” not that he was being sent down, in general, but that it was happening now, because of Encarnacion — and instead of Giancarlo Stanton or Aaron Judge.
However, Stanton is due back on Tuesday, so does one more day on the 25-man roster really matter?