The Yankees, infamously, elected to pass on the five big free agent shortstops during the offseason. Whether it was because of their high price tags, the team’s faith in their internal options, or a little bit of both remains to be seen, but they brought in Isiah Kiner-Falefa via trade, plugged him as the starter and never looked back.
A big part of their decision, of course, was the presence of some premier blue chip talent at the shortstop position within the organization. After the first month of the 2022 campaign, the overall state of the position is probably better than imagined after missing out on the five high-profile targets, although it could certainly be better.