When I watch Isiah Kiner-Falefa play shortstop, I’m reminded of Edwin Starr’s No. 1 hit cover from 1970. You know, the one that goes:
“War IKF. Huh! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!”
Am I being unkind? Maybe. But no more unkind than the Yankees subjecting their viewers to IKF’s daily blunders at the plate and in the field.
In all seriousness, with each passing day it becomes harder and harder to justify rolling out IKF as the everyday shortstop when the Yankees have a better option on the active roster. That’s right, I’m talking about Marwin Gonzalez.