We have had a very interesting relationship with the Yankees’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
He hit .302 in April of last year, so much that I went so far as to call him the new Didi Gregorius. ESNY’s tone then gradually shifted with both Kiner-Falefa’s regression and frustrating fielding at shortstop. By the offseason, the discourse was either potential trades involving him or just cutting him because of the infield logjam.
Well, fans, guess what? Not only is Kiner-Falefa still on the Yankees, but the now-utility man probably not going anywhere for a while.