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The New York Yankees did what everyone ended up expecting.
Jasson Dominguez has been sent down. He'll start the season at Triple-A.
It's a roster crunch that leaves the young outfielder on the outside looking in. Trent Grisham, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge will start in the outfield.
Beyond that, Giancarlo Stanton will be the regular DH. There just wouldn't be at bats for Dominguez.
Given that he's a developing player still, it does make sense to get him full-time action at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, even if it has to be disappointing for him.
“Like I said before Spring Training started,” Domínguez told MLB.com earlier this spring. “I just go day by day, trying to do my job. At the end of the day, whatever decision comes out, I don’t control that. I just try to go day by day and see what happens.”
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Dominguez hit .325 with three home runs this spring, but that just points out that this was never going to be about how he played in Spring Training.
The Yankees may not have expected to bring back both Grisham and Bellinger this offseason, but that's the way it ended up happening.
It meant bad news for Dominguez. He's too good for Triple-A, but that's where he'll be when Opening Day arrives.
The Yanks aren't giving up on Dominguez. He can still have a bright future in the Bronx.
Just for right now, it's a little bit delayed.
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