Today
it was announced that the Yankees once again have DFA’d 1B Chris Carter in a
move which isn’t overly surprising. Carter has been less than stellar this
season and has shown no improvement since being brought back to the major league
roster after his previous DFA in late June, which lasted just a week before his
replacement, Tyler Austin, hit the DL.
Over
his time with the Yankees this season, Carter has hit .203, with 37 hits
overall in 182 AB, resulting in only 14 XBH and 26 RBIs this season. Carter’s
main attraction last season with the Brewers was his power, and now that’s no
longer a part of his game with only eight long balls through 61 games played.
More specifically, in the four games since he was brought back on to the big
league squad, Carter has hit just a measly .200 with 3 hits in 16 PA. In those
16 PA, Carter has also struck out six times and walked once. Therefore, his DFA
should be no surprise to anyone who has witnessed him play over this recent stretch.
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As
for his replacement, Ji-Man Choi is a 1B out of Triple-A Scranton who some Yankee fans
may not have heard of. Choi spent his last season on the Los Angeles Angels,
where he played just 54 games and was a pretty large letdown. Choi hit .170 in
his 112 AB, with 12 RBIs and five homers. Choi walked 16 times while striking out
27 and had an overall .271 OBP. Despite this uninspiring play, the Yankees
invited him to spring training this season where he .200 with 4 RBIs and no
homers.
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Although
these stats weren’t enough to earn him a major league roster spot, he did
establish himself in the Yankees organization and recently has been setting
Triple-A on fire as he has hit .351 with 5 homeruns and 15 RBIs in his last 10
games. Hopefully this production can continue in the big leagues and Choi can
be a serviceable replacement for Carter. As for Carter, this may very likely be
the end for him in pinstripes, as he may not recover from his second DFA in
less than a month.
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by: Connor Thoms
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