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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of “Are We Being Punk’d by the Front Office?” starring none other than Yankees GM, the myth, the legend, the man who treats top prospects like unopened Amazon returns — Brian Cashman.
So Cashman sits down with Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News and casually lets it slip that Domínguez is ahead of Spencer Jones on the depth chart… and basically implies Jones is “blocked.”
Blocked?
BLOCKED?!
By who? Airport security? A parking cone? Trent Grisham’s LinkedIn profile?
Let’s unpack this the Errol Marks way.
Cashman essentially makes it sound like Jones is stuck because Domínguez is ahead of him and they believe in The Martian. And if that wasn’t enough, he even hints Jones could be a trade piece.
Trade him?
The 6’6” left-handed power bat built in a lab for Yankee Stadium?
Sir. Do you hear yourself?
This is like buying beachfront property and saying, “Eh, I think I’ll build inland instead.”
Before everyone loses their minds — no, I’m not saying Spencer Jones is the next Aaron Judge.
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But let’s talk timelines.
Judge debuted at 24 going on 25. He wasn’t some 20-year-old phenom lighting up the league. In his final full minor league season (2016), Judge hit:
- .270 average
- 19 HR
- .366 OBP
- .489 SLG
- 75 RBIs in 93 games
Now look at Spencer Jones’ most recent minor league production across High-A and Double-A:
- Around .260+ average
- 20+ HR power
- 30+ stolen bases
- OPS pushing .800+
- 6’6” frame
- Left-handed
The similarities?
Big body. Big raw power. Strikeout concerns early. Athletic for their size. People saying “he might not make enough contact.”
Sound familiar?
Judge had swing-and-miss concerns too. You know what else he had? Time. Development. Patience.
Spencer Jones’ swing is literally designed for the short porch in the Bronx. Left-handed power in Yankee Stadium is like cheat codes in a video game. They don’t grow on trees. If they did, the Yankees would’ve planted an orchard in Monument Park.
A left-handed version of 80% of Aaron Judge is still a franchise cornerstone.
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Now let’s talk about Jasson Domínguez.
Domínguez has tools. Electric tools. Switch-hitting, power, speed, hype. I get it.
But over the last three minor league seasons?
Injuries.
Tommy John surgery.
Limited MLB sample.
Streaky production.
Across his recent minor league years, Domínguez has hovered around:
- .250-.260 averages
- Power flashes
- Decent OBP
- But inconsistent availability
He hasn’t been able to stay on the field consistently for 2+ years.
You can’t develop from the trainer’s table.
I don’t want to hear “he’s younger.” So what? Youth doesn’t win games — production does. Aaron Judge wasn’t 21 lighting up the league. He was 25 and ready.
Spencer Jones is progressing on schedule. Domínguez is progressing… when healthy.
That’s a massive difference.
Here’s why Jones is the safer long-term play:
- Durability so far.
- Consistent year-to-year power growth.
- Speed + size combo.
- Natural left-handed power bat.
- Development arc similar to Judge’s timeline.
Domínguez is higher volatility.
Jones is projection + production.
If I’m building a long-term outfield next to Judge, I want the 6’6” lefty thunder stick who can run and is improving every year — not the prospect who feels like we’re constantly waiting for the “when healthy” disclaimer.
Oh yes.
Cashman signs Trent Grisham in the offseason.
You’re telling me that’s the solution?
We’re blocking Spencer Jones for a guy hitting around the Mendoza line the past couple seasons?
So let me get this straight.
Jones — raw power monster, 6’6”, 20/30 potential, built for Yankee Stadium — is blocked.
But Grisham? Green light.
That’s like buying a Ferrari and saying, “Nah, I’ll take the rental Corolla today.”
This feels like one of those front office “we’re smarter than you” moves that backfires.
If Jones gets traded and turns into a 35-HR lefty All-Star somewhere else, Yankee fans will riot in the Bronx like it’s 2004 all over again.
You don’t trade premium left-handed power in Yankee Stadium.
You just don’t.
Domínguez might become a star. I’m not saying he won’t. But keeping him over Spencer Jones as if Jones is expendable? That’s the part that makes zero baseball sense.
One is hype still chasing consistency.
The other is a physical prototype trending upward with a Judge-like development curve.
Brian Cashman saying Spencer Jones is blocked feels like telling fans, “Don’t worry, we’ve got this,” while juggling gasoline and a match.
If you move Jones and he becomes even 80% of Aaron Judge — left-handed — in another uniform?
We’re renaming the short porch after him.
Keep both? Fine.
Trade Domínguez? Debatable.
But treating Spencer Jones like he’s the odd man out?
Absolutely ridiculous.
And if this blows up, don’t say Errol Marks from Joba and the Mouth didn’t warn you.
The Martian is exciting.
But the left-handed Judge prototype?
That’s generational potential.
And you don’t trade that for vibes.
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