Potential.

He isn't a good hitter and he isn't a good fielder. He was given 400 at-bats last season and he didn't hit well enough to earn a starting spot on the team.

"As easy as it is to suggest that the Yankees should trade Domínguez now, what would be the point? Very rarely do you see an impact player traded either in spring training or in April, and the Yankees aren’t — or at least, shouldn’t — give up Domínguez for pennies on the dollar.

For the sake of conversation, let’s assume that Grisham or Stanton needs to go on the injured list at some point. Naturally, Domínguez would be the next man up. But what happens if Grisham returns to his 2024 form, or his power stroke suddenly vanishes? Would the Yankees realistically move Grisham back to the bench and name Domínguez the starting left fielder again?

At this stage, the best thing the Yankees can do is wait until June 1. By that point, we should have an idea of which teams are either out of the playoff race or are open to trading players who no longer fit in their plans, as the Red Sox did with Rafael Devers last June.

All of this is an unfortunate saga that the Yankees brought upon both themselves and Domínguez. He’ll play the entire season at 23 years old, and he’s under team control through 2031. Yet, does anyone really genuinely believe that the Yankees will course correct and get things right at any point this year? I certainly don’t."

I don't understand any of this.

The Yankees are concerned about the state of the Yankees, not the state of Jasson Dominguez's career.

It's very likely Dominguez gets lots of playing time with the Yankees in 2026. Injuries or a major slump by one of the starters. Trent Grisham isn't Mickey Mantle. Before that, Dominguez would help his cause by playing well in the minors and shagging some flies.

What does Rafael Devers have to do with anything? The Red Sox traded a good player and the Yankees are unwilling to pull the trigger? Maybe so, but Dominguez isn't ... you know ... a good player.

He might be one day, but "potential" won't get too much in the marketplace.