Ever since the Yankees moved Gleyber Torres to second base in the middle of the pennant race, shortstop immediately became the Yankees’ biggest hole. For the final two weeks of the season, the team penciled in their starting third baseman at the position simply because he was the only starting-caliber player capable of fielding it, but from that point on, it became apparent to everybody that the Yankees were going to be players in the historic shortstop market that hit free agent this winter.
Apparent to everybody, that is, except the Yankees, who have opted to let Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Javier Báez sign elsewhere in the American League and who have reportedly “soured” on Trevor Story.