When I first heard the rumor that the Yankees had kicked around the idea of “Matt Chapman, MLB Shortstop,” I was inclined to react the way a lot of fans reacted: this is dumb, get a real shortstop, etc. etc. But we spend a lot of time openly questioning if the Yankees are as innovative as the other leading organizations in baseball, especially on the position player side. How come the Rays or the Dodgers seem to be able to do things with their roster that the Yankees can’t?
So I think it’s worthwhile to actually investigate whether Matt could work as a major league shortstop.