20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. Trade Proposal: Yankees, Cubs Swap Catchers Derek Sanderson Jeter is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman.Frank Crosetti (1932-48) Key fact: Was part of 17 World Series championships and 23 AL pennant-winners as a shortstop.
Derek Jeter (1995-2014) Key fact: Played the equivalent of another full year in the postseason, batting. The New York Yankees need a shortstop and will hit the ground running to conduct their search once the lockout is over. That wouldn’t be recommended for a team with such lofty goals, but the CBA could slow free agency, and outside options on the open market could be hesitant to sign if they know the Yankees plan on going with one of their prospects in the near future. Yankees’ Top 5 shortstops: Hoch’s take 1. If the Yankees want to go the stopgap route but think they already have sufficient temporary measures in place, they could simply go with the status quo.
Torres, Urshela, Tyler Wade and Andrew Velazquez all have experience at shortstop. Taylor is more than a stopgap player overall, but his extreme versatility means he could bide time at shortstop and move elsewhere once Volpe or Peraza is ready. Instead, the farmhands could lead to New York adding a stopgap veteran such as Andrelton Simmons, José Iglesias, Freddy Galvis, Miguel Rojas (trade) or Chris Taylor. However, it is feasible that Volpe and Peraza’s presence stops the Yankees from spending on one of the top free agent shortstops.