This year’s Yankees spring training has been defined by two position battles at shortstop and in left field.
The shortstop competition is self-explanatory. It’s Oswald Peraza’s to lose and whomever wins out is really just keeping No. 1 prospect Anthony Volpe’s seat warm. Oswaldo Cabrera is more useful as a Swiss Army knife and Isiah Kiner-Falefa is already an afterthought.
Left field, on the other hand, is anybody’s guess. Four players are competing for the everyday job: Cabrera, Aaron Hicks, Willie Calhoun, and Rafael Ortega. Jasson Dominguez has had a good spring too, but he needs a season at Triple-A first.