We’re going to go position-by-position around the diamond asking our writers to tell us the greatest big leaguer at each position. We’ll continue with shortstop. We asked or writers, “Who was the greatest shortstop of all-time?” *** Paul Semendinger – My gut told me that this would have to be Honus Wagner, but I wondered if Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez might somehow enter the discussion. Jeter, of course, holds the record for hits among shortstops. I wanted to find an arg

by Cary Greene January 19, 2022 *** My goal in this running series is to examine how each American League East Division rival has positioned their rosters up to this point in the offseason. Obviously, rosters aren’t fully sculpted yet, as the CBA lockout has put a deep-freeze on both free agent signings and trades. We will hopefully see a squall of activity once a new labor agreement is ratified by both the MLB Player’s Union and MLB Ownership. In my first three installments,

By Derek McAdam November 19, 2021 *** This is a Take-Two article for me as I originally wrote about how Justin Verlander would be a perfect fit for the Yankees, only to be signed less than an hour later by the Astros after I completed the article. While the Yankees were rumored to be in play for a top shortstop this offseason to replace Gleyber Torres, the latest reports say that the Yankees are not looking to sign a shortstop to a long-term contract. This means Yankee target

By Derek McAdam November 4, 2021 *** There is no doubt that Brian Cashman is in a tough spot deciding on who will play shortstop for the Yankees in 2022. Here are all the possible options that may play out this offseason. Cashman Signs a Free Agent, Whether It’s Short or Long-Term The shortstop class is loaded with free agent shortstops this offseason, including Javier Baez, Carlos Correa, Trevor Story and Corey Seager. Brandon Crawford and Marcus Semien are also options that

This week we asked our writers Who is your favorite Yankees shortstop of all-time? Here are their responses: *** Tamar Chalker – I’m a 90s kid, so it’s hard not to pick Jeter. I got to watch his entire career unfold as I became a bigger and bigger baseball fan. Sitting in the bleachers at Fenway for his very last game is one of my favorite all-time baseball memories. *** Paul Semendinger – When I posed the question, I had a feeling that this one might be unanimous, that the a