SAN DIEGO — When spring coaching rolls round, Brian Cashman stated there will probably be an “trustworthy to goodness open competitors” at shortstop.
That would change if Aaron Decide doesn’t return to The Bronx and the Yankees enter the free-agent marketplace for a shortstop, which Cashman stated could be a risk with the cash they don’t spend on Decide.
However Cashman, like managing common accomplice Hal Steinbrenner did final month, pointed to the staff’s prospects on the place.
“We do have youngsters at the moment,” Cashman stated of Oswald Peraza and Anthony Volpe. “We do have competitors on the shortstop spot. We’ll see the place it shakes out.”
It may go away Isiah Kiner-Falefa and not using a spot within the lineup.
Kiner-Falefa was benched in the course of the ALCS because of defensive miscues, with the Yankees going with Peraza and Oswaldo Cabrera.
“We've some actually high-end younger youngsters which are right here that we’re actually enthusiastic about,” Cashman stated. “Is their future as early as subsequent yr? That’s but to be decided. If it’s not, they will nonetheless bide a while.”
The Yankees may look to maneuver Gleyber Torres, who's enjoying winter ball in his native Caracas, Venezuela. And DJ LeMahieu is coping with a fractured bone in his foot that would affect his availability for at the very least the early a part of subsequent season.
Cashman once more sounded locked into to Josh Donaldson at third base.
Aaron Boone, additionally on the winter conferences, stated he anticipated there to be a battle at shortstop within the spring.
“We really feel we have now quite a lot of expertise there,’’ Boone stated of the prospects. “It’s a deep group.”
Of Peraza, Boone stated, “He’s prepared for that chance. He’s earned the chance to compete for extra of a task.”
Cashman stated he’s met with Kodai Senga’s agent, Joel Wolfe, and is engaged on the beginning pitching market.
Carlos Rodon is the premier free agent left in free company and the Yankees are interested by him, in response to sources.
Cashman stated he considers the rotation to be “in good condition” with Gerrit Cole, Frankie Montas, Nestor Cortes and Luis Severino, in addition to Domingo German and Clarke Schmidt.
“That doesn’t imply you don’t wish to enhance it,’’ the final supervisor stated.
Boone stated, “I feel we’re gonna look so as to add to the depth.”
Boone stated LeMahieu is working on the staff’s facility in Tampa and was anticipated to see a foot specialist Tuesday to additional talk about the fractured sesamoid bone in his proper huge toe that sidelined him for the playoffs.
The supervisor stated LeMahieu has been operating and taking floor balls and was seen by the staff’s coaching workers, who have been all inspired by his progress.
“He’s doing fairly properly, truly,’’ Boone stated.
A possible surgical procedure could be sophisticated.
Boone added he spoke with LeMahieu final week and “it was the primary time there was a little bit optimism about what he was experiencing.”
Boone stated he’s nonetheless making an attempt to interchange Hensley Meulens as assistant hitting coach. Meulens left to grow to be the Rockies’ hitting coach.
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