Cole, Rodon, Cortes - who is recovering from a hamstring injury, but the Yankees expect him ready for Opening Day - and Severino are locks to be the top four starters this season. That leaves the rotation not as deep as it once was. Frankie Montas will require shoulder surgery and is likely done for the year. The largest change for the Yankees comes in the rotation. The organization has a fascination with him, and as much as I like Cabrera’s moxie they’ll want someone who has more experience manning the position. Fans don’t want to hear it, but my gut says Hicks starts the season as the left fielder. That leaves Cabrera and Hicks to fight for the left field job.
Like we saw last season, Torres and LeMahieu were in and out of the lineup and I believe he’ll appreciate that especially with the former coming off an injury. That also gives manager Aaron Boone some flexibility with his starting lineup. While that all sounds good, I just don’t think the Yankees will be able to swing the trade AND sign Profar to a deal he’d want. That leaves Jurickson Profar who the Yankees have had talks with, but he issue is salary-related and the Yanks would have to unload money to sign Profar so the team doesn’t hit the “Steve Cohen tax” threshold.
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A trade is possible, but that player will most likely have to come in the free agent market. SNY’s Andy Martino reports that the Yankees are still looking for left field options outside the organization.
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With the number of infielders the Yankees have, it’s possible that New York will want to move him especially if they plan to upgrade in the outfield. Torres is an interesting name to look out for this spring. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / © Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Bronx, New York, USA New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres (25) reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros during game four of the ALCS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. He can be the utility infielder that can play third, short and second if needed. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will be the fallback option if Peraza has a rough start to the season, and will benefit from being out of the limelight.
It’ll also benefit the Yankees to manipulate his time to start the season in the minors.
Looking in, it’s clear that the Yankees see value in Peraza as an everyday player or they wouldn’t have called him up late last season and added him to the postseason roster.Īnthony Volpe still has some time to grow in Triple-A to start the season, but if he has a good spring he may get some looks when the rosters expand later in the year. However, I do feel more confident that barring a horrendous spring, Peraza will win the shortstop job out of camp. There’s no change from my last prediction on the everyday position players. We’ll see what happens when the trade deadline comes along. But I believe those holes will be filled from within at least to start. Heading into spring training, there are question marks in left field, the starting rotation and at shortstop. There’s also still a chance Cashman makes one of his “stealth” moves like when he traded for Josh Donaldson last offseason, but the 2023 Yankees roster will likely not see a move on that level.
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