New York Yankees stars Justus Sheffield, Domingo Acevedo, and Dillon Tate nicknamification

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In fact, all three will be on the move before long.

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There are currently four starting pitchers at Triple-A who have ERA’s over five: Daniel Camarena (6.35), David Hale (5.52), Brody Koerner (5.49), and the already unmasked Adams (5.11). Chance is going to get a longer leash, and even Camarena might get one or two more starts, at the most.

But none of the non-Adams pitchers are highly ranked or highly thought of. And as the New York Yankees need some additional quality depth at Triple-A, things will have to change sooner rather than later.

All three Double-A’ers, then, seem destined to move up more or less at the same time, and soon.

And if they all arrive at Triple-A and do as well as expected, they will gain fame as a trio; we’ve seen it before. That means all they need now is a nickname.

I bring this up so we can avoid the perils of the past. Fortunately, there is no chance the “Killer Bee’s” can be used; that’s as verboten a term as “Butt Fumble” in this town. But they need something.

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Because the New York Yankees might have three of their most essential pitchers for the next decade due to arrive at the same time, a time that is coming soon.