TAMPA — Prior to last season, Gleyber Torres had spent his entire professional career at shortstop but for one game — a start at second base for Single-A Tampa in 2016.
While it’s clear Didi Gregorius is entrenched at short for the Yankees, Torres’ bat seemingly is almost ready for the majors. Last season, Torres played 15 games at third, 10 at second and 28 at short.
So far this spring, Torres has split time at the minor league complex doing drills at third with fellow prospect Miguel Andujar and second base with Tyler Wade, who divided last season between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and The Bronx.