After sitting out the loaded free-agent shortstop sweepstakes over the last two offseasons, it comes to this for the Yankees.
Aaron Boone’s club enters spring training planning to hold a bona fide competition at shortstop, with the incumbent Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and two of their top prospects, Oswald Peraza and Anthony Volpe, set to vie for the job in a battle that will loom throughout camp.
But no position will have more eyes on it this spring than shortstop, where the Yankees could turn back to Kiner-Falefa if needed or hand the keys over to the 22-year-old Peraza or 21-year-old Volpe if either of forces his way into the picture. The answer may prove pivotal to the Yankees’ success this year. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Whether or not they play up to their high-end potential this spring remains to be seen, but they are squarely on the radar, especially after managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner referred to them last spring as “two incredible prospects I am excited to give a chance to.” He did so while explaining some of the factors why the Yankees did not go after a free-agent shortstop class that included Corey Seager, Carlos Correa, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story and Javier Baez.
While Boone insisted after the season that Kiner-Falefa “was by and large excellent defensively,” his inconsistent play opened the door for Peraza to get a call-up in September to make his major league debut and make a strong impression.
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