After bringing in Frankie Montas, Scott Effross, Lou Trivino, Andrew Benintendi, and the injured Harrison Bader at the deadline, the only position of need the Yankees did not address was shortstop.
The plan before the season was for Isiah Kiner-Falefa to be a “bridge” player for prospects Oswald Peraza, Anthony Volpe, and to a lesser extent, Oswaldo Cabrera. He started off the year playing well, but now, it has become evident that he is not a starting-caliber shortstop. He is hitting .271/.315/.318 with a putrid 81 wRC+, and OAA (-2) doesn’t like his defense, either. DRS (+6) does like it, though, and so do the Yankees.