Just some time ago, a former Yankees outfielder casually hinted at the idea of starting his own Yankees podcast. Now, he has finally dropped the first episode. As the club is facing their toughest stretch, he has come forward to offer the insights of what really happens inside the Yankees world.

For the Yankees, their stunning 35-20 start and a seven-game lead in the AL East have gone by the wayside over the past few months. Since that lead plateaued on May 28th, the Yankees are 27-36, third-worst in the American League. Consequently, skipper Aaron Boone—the man at the helm is under intense scrutiny this season.

Clint Frazier, who donned the pinstripes between 2017 – 2021, was once a top prospect in the Yankees system. When it came down to speaking on the Yankees’ current state, he didn’t hold back. “They suck right now.”

Of all the reasons for the Yankees’ struggles, he highlighted one that stood out. “They play a lot of guys out of position. Whether that is a position player playing positions that they don’t play. Pitchers pitching innings that they don’t normally pitch in.”

Before firing off some strong claims about Boone, Frazier offered a quick clarification. “I don’t want people to think that I hated being a New York Yankee. I hated the people that were like running the team.” Apparently, Boone’s media presence has a pattern. Despite piled-up losses, he has expressed bleak optimism towards the team. Time and again, Boone has claimed, “We’re in playoff position right now.” Given the current state of the bombers, it’s been hard to believe Boone’s vision lately.

Frazier kept dropping bombshell revelations throughout his one-hour-long episode. One particularly compelling detail was, “One of the first things that happens when you become a New York Yankee, right? Like, I don’t know exactly if they’re doing it now but I do know they were doing it when I was there. Is it that when you have under three years of service time, they are giving you media training every spring training mandatorily?” For the record, Frazier had debuted under Joe Girardi back in July 2017.

He was naturally curious to see who would be the next Yankees skipper. It was Girardi who told Frazier that it’s a part of being a New York Yankees manager that you’ve got to be really good with the media. Boone was hired with no experience in managing or coaching, but he was working with MLB Network back then.

He addressed the mounting calls for firing Boone, and according to him, “If you fire Boone, you’ve got to fire a lot of other people too. Because Boone is just the mouthpiece for a lot of other things that are happening inside that organization.” Frazier doesn’t see much changing in the organization even if Boone is fired. As he sees it, the next guy that comes in is probably going to be in the same scenario. Apparently, a lot of Boone decisions are predetermined by the higher authorities.

Joe Girardi also told Frazier that the bench coach is more of a manager than Boone himself. While Boone makes media appearances, the bench coach is the one who’s actually managing the club. Making another compelling revelation, Frazier revealed the popular choice in the clubhouse back then was bench coach Rob Thomson, who is now the Phillies’ manager and led them to a National League pennant in 2022. “Every player in the team wanted Rob Thomson to be the manager,” he said.

It wasn’t surprising, though. Thomson was involved with all the on-field strategy and pregame prep. Turns out, he was a popular choice among the players. Frazier’s revelations suggest that Boone’s struggles aren’t isolated. Apparently, the real challenge lies in the organizational web he represents.

Throughout this season, things have never been this tense in the Bronx. The Yankees entered Saturday’s game against the Astros with a 62-55 record and third place in the AL East. It was a rubber game of the three-game series but overall the bombers had lost six out of their last seven games.

Aaron Boone’s ejection made things worse for him

During the third inning of the Astros-Yankees finale, Ryan McMahon was called for a low strike. And it didn’t sit well with manager Aaron Boone. He argued over the call and was tossed out of the game by home plate umpire Derek Thomas. To make it worse, it was Boone’s fifth ejection of the season. It happens the most in all of Major League Baseball. After the ejection, the Yankees trailed the game to the Astros by 2-0.

Amidst all the mounting calls for his firing, this ejection brought Boone’s career total to 44. It led to fans having a party on social media, as they believe this ejection will play a role in Boone getting fired earlier than they expect.

However, if we were to see Hal Streinbber’s ways, he’s not known to fire people from his organization. Boone’s contract keeps him in the Bronx until 2027. The Yankees will need to miss the playoffs to increase the chances of Boone’s firing. Well, while he’s taking all the heat, do you think his firing will be all that’s required to turn things around?