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A “true” second baseman

It wasn’t that long ago that Thairo Estrada was considered a shortstop, and not a particularly touted one at that.

Paul Sporer in a ranking in March of 2022 has him as 54th out of 60 shortstops. In stints with the Yankees over the 2019-2020 seasons, Estrada bounced between 5 different positions: outfield corners, everything but first in the infield. He made more starts at short than second in 2021 with the Giants as back-up to Brandon Crawford and Tommy La Stella/Donovan Solano while still logging innings at third, left, and right.