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Isiah Kiner-Falefa seems prepared to lose the New York Yankees starting shortstop job. After manning the position for the 2022 season, Kiner-Falefa realizes that the Yankees might go with another option for the 2023 campaign. The Yankees have begun to shift Isiah Kiner-Falefa around the infield in spring training. It could be a sign that […]

As the New York Yankees prepare for Opening Day, infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa is one of the biggest question marks on the roster. The Yankees have been eyeing a trade of Kiner-Falefa with the Los Angeles Dodgers potentially answering those questions. The Yankees have had trade conversations surrounding Kiner-Falefa with the Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have question marks at shortstop. Miguel Rojas is expected to take over shortstop duties following Gavin Lux’s season-ending injury. Rojas even dropped out of the WBC to focus on handling an everyday shortstop role for the ball club. However, a recent report suggests that the Dodgers may opt to acquire outside […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were previously preparing to start Gavin Lux at shortstop in 2023. However, the 25-year old suffered a torn ACL in a recent Spring Training game and will miss the season as a result. Miguel Rojas is expected to take over shortstop duties with Chris Taylor filling in on occasion. Rojas is […]

Entering the 2023 season, the New York Yankees have a loaded, superstar-laden roster, save for two glaring question marks at shortstop and left field; Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Aaron Hicks have a tenuous grasp on starting spots, for now. One potential answer?  Turning your problematic shortstop into a left fielder, apparently. With a three-way battle for […]

As the New York Yankees enter Spring Training, the battle to become the team’s starting shortstop is arguably their most interesting storyline. Manager Aaron Boone made the Yankees‘ shortstop competition a bit more interesting with a surprising Spring Training decision. Oswald Peraza, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Anthony Volpe will play more than one position throughout Spring […]

The New York Yankees have a shortstop problem. Many fans last season felt that Isiah Kiner-Falefa was an active detriment to the team, especially due to his unreliable hitting. This was much more apparent in the second-half of the season, when New York went on that months-long spiral. Now, Yanks fans might finally get their […]

The dream of Trae Turner to the Yankees took a harsh blow Friday afternoon with a new piece of MLB free agency news. The New York Yankees have agreed to a one-year, $6 million with shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the eighth day of free agency, according to a Friday tweet from ESPN baseball columnist Jeff […]

The New York Yankees, after a successful regular season that saw them run away with the AL East crown, ended up faltering in the ALCS against eventual World Series champion Houston Astros in an embarrassing four-game sweep. There were plenty at fault for the Yankees’ shortcomings, including Aaron Judge, who, despite his all-world regular season […]

The New York Yankees recent run of postseason disappointment continued in the 2022 season when they were swept out of the ALCS by the Houston Astros. Despite their dominance throughout the regular season, the Yankees couldn’t turn it into a World Series appearance, and will once again be heading back to the drawing board this […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was full of praise for his defense after as many as five Yankees players were named finalists for Gold Glove awards in 2022. While Aaron Judge was snubbed for the award, Boone cast that off to the fact that he had to split time at center field and right […]

Oswald Peraza is set to make his first MLB start on Saturday for the New York Yankees, per league reporter Bryan Hoch. Peraza will hit 8th and play shortstop, as Isiah Kiner-Falefa will receive the day off. Peraza, one of the Yankees’ top prospects, made his MLB debut on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

New York Yankees fans have pretty high standards for shortstops after all the years they have been spoiled by the play of a guy named Derek Jeter. So seeing Isiah Kiner-Falefa struggle in fielding balls this season is only bound to force those same fans to march to Twitter with their virtual torches and pitchforks. […]

The New York Yankees’ midseason struggles continue to mount as the team suffered yet another series loss at the hands of the Seattle Mariners this week. With Isiah Kiner-Falefa continuing to struggle, fans have been clamoring for the Yankees to promote top shortstop prospect, Oswald Peraza, from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately for those eager to see […]

The New York Yankees started the 2022 MLB season on an absolute tear, dominating throughout the opening months of the campaign. After setting a 120-win pace for themselves out the gate, the Yankees have fallen back down to earth. Since July 3, the Yankees are 11-18 and just got swept for the first time all […]

The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins pulled off an interesting trade on Sunday that saw Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela be traded to the Twins for Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Josh Donaldson and Ben Rortvedt. This is certainly an interesting trade for both sides. Let’s hand out some trade grades. Trade Grades For Yankees-Twins Blockbuster Yankees: […]