At the highest levels of the organization, the New York Yankees were angry and frustrated by the lack of young talent available as injuries mounted this season.
The Yankees used a team-record 56 players, but none were what you would call a high-level prospect.
"Within the industry there is a sense there will be a scapegoat or two for that, and that it will not be Girardi or GM Brian Cashman, who has a year left on his pact. Instead, two longtime organizational employees are perceived as most in peril: Damon Oppenheimer, who is in charge of the draft, and Mark Newman, who is in charge of development," writes Joel Sherman.