#Yankee shortstop series#

They chose Chris Culver, a switch-hitting shortstop from Rochester, with the 32nd pick in Monday’s draft. 267/.301/.419 (96 OPS+) with 14 home runs in 116 games, but he's a natural third baseman whose presence could be required at the hot corner, depending on DJ LeMahieu's health and what New York does elsewhere. For the second consecutive year, the Yankees used their first-round draft selection on a high school position player. Urshela, 30 years old, finished last season as New York's starting shortstop after the Yankees moved Gleyber Torres to second base and weathered Andrew Velazquez's stretch as a regular. Boone, perhaps remembering when Cashman sold Bubba Crosby as the Yankees center fielder heading into 2006, did add a caveat, stating that 'the landscape could change along the way,' according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch.

#Yankee shortstop series#

Indeed, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters on Sunday that Gio Urshela is currently the club's starting shortstop. Yankee shortstop Tony Kubek was the victim of a bad hop that hit him in the Adam's apple during the 8th inning of Game 7 of the 960 World Series against. Spring training is about to begin, but so far the Yankees have failed to live up to that promise. Coming into the offseason, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman declared that his club would 'address' the shortstop position. Back when Cashman made his initial comments saying shortstop was an area of need we took a dive into the most obvious options in front of the club.