Inbox: Who will receive a callup in 2017?

Could you address the farm system? The Yankees have many intriguing prospects now, and there is a glut of both quality outfielders and shortstops/second basemen. Which prospects do you see having callups in the next few years? — Ben B., Coxsackie, N.Y.

The landscape certainly has changed, with the Yankees’ system now rated by most observers as one of the better ones in the game. That fertile ground was enriched by the arrival of outfielder Clint Frazier, who came from the Indians in the Andrew Miller trade and is rated as the team’s No. 1 prospect by MLBPipeline.com.

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General manager Brian Cashman has confirmed that Frazier will be in Major League Spring Training, though he downplayed the chance that the 22-year-old would break camp with the team. Still, the Yanks are banking on a future where Frazier, infielder Gleyber Torres and left-hander Justus Sheffield all play significant roles after being included in the deals that helped deliver Miller and Aroldis Chapman to this year’s World Series.

“Players with tools like him can come fast,” Cashman said of Frazier. “It doesn’t mean it will; it doesn’t mean it will in 2017 at all. But when you have the tool package that Clint has, it could come fast.”

Outfielder Billy McKinney also arrived in the trade with the Cubs, and he could see big league time in 2017. Torres, infielders Miguel Andujar and Jorge Mateo and outfielder Dustin Fowler all project to be in play for ’18. On the pitching side, the Yanks believe that Chance Adams, Jordan Montgomery, J.P. Feyereisen, Brady Lail and Jordan Montgomery can help next year, with Sheffield and right-hander James Kaprielian following in ’18.

What are the chances that the Yankees’ front office decides to move on from Joe Girardi and Cashman after the 2017 season? — Kris A., Staten Island, N.Y.

Both Girardi and Cashman have enjoyed some measure of perceived security, as managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner feels that they work well together and has been comfortable with their performance. Girardi …

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