MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 03: Andrelton Simmons #9 of the Minnesota Twins throws against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 3, 2020 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
The Yankees’ shortstop conundrum isn’t fun to suss out.
Many of the quick-fix solutions include a significant sacrifice at another position, while standing pat involves Gleyber Torres, a clear second baseman being shoved into a shortstop hole, simply…being allowed to struggle under the spotlight.
The only rational way to have moved Torres this past offseason involved letting DJ LeMahieu walk and explore a new contract elsewhere, likely with one of the Yankees’ top rivals in Toronto.