Isn’t an elite SS in the Yankees plans?

It’s always been assumed that the Yankees were going to go this offseason for one of the shortstop stars who are in free agency right now, with Corey Seager as their primary target, but according to MLB Network analyst Joel Sherman, the Bronx club is not actively after shortstop.

“Team managers and player representatives who have been in contact with the Yankees so far this offseason have the feeling that they are monitoring what is happening with the shortstop group, rather than participating in the process, waiting to see if the market crashes, in which case they might come in and try to sign one, “Sherman wrote in an article for the New York Post.

The contracts signed by the Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor (10 years, US $ 341 million) and the Dominican and Fernando Tatis Jr. (14 years, US $ 340 million) last winter put on the table a base figure that the Puerto Rican Carlos Correa could seek. like Seager. But multiple sources told Sherman that the Yankees have no intention of getting there.

According to Sherman, there is also a lot of demand for Marcus Semien, Puerto Rican Javier Báez and Trevor Story so that each one stands firm in what they are asking for.

Instead of going that route, the Yankees could go for a short-term solution by signing shortstops like Andrelton Simmons or Freddy Galvis, with the conviction that prospects like Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza, both shortstops, will be ready to go. play at the Major League level by 2023.

Sherman also pointed out that the situation of Aaron Judge, who will be a free agent after finishing the 2022 season, could be another reason why the Yankees do not go for a first-rate shortstop. New York is trying to agree to a contract extension with Judge and if they do they would have another mega-deal on the payroll, along with Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole.