When the Yankees acquired Isiah Kiner-Falefa as part of the blockbuster March with the Minnesota Twins, they were demonstrating their faith in the trio of shortstop prospects: Anthony Volpe, Oswald Peraza, and Oswaldo Cabrera. Not surprisingly, given the loaded shortstop free agent market this past winter, many fans weren’t exactly thrilled with the decision to go with a stopgap. Many, including myself, hoped that one of the two infielders at Triple-A, Peraza and Cabrera, would catch fire at the plate and force their way into the Yankees starting lineup this summer.
While it’s impossible to rule anything out when it comes to baseball — doubly so when we’re dealing with prospects — it seems unlikely that this outcome will come to pass.