Halfway through spring training, the Yankees’ shortstop competition is well underway — but not exactly close to being resolved.
While Thursday will mark three weeks away from Opening Day, when the Yankees will have to finalize their 26-man roster, they appear set on letting the“We’re early,” manager Aaron Boone said Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s off day. “I’ve seen a lot of things that I like, but I also want it to just play out.
“But right now, I try to treat it as making sure these guys are getting the right number of looks, at-bats, built up properly, in a position to physically be in a good spot as we continue to move forward.” Across six games — starting three of them at shortstop and two at second base and entering one as a defensive replacement — the 21-year-old is batting 6-for-17 with a 1.097 OPS and three steals.
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