CUBAN SHORTSTOP BEING "SCOUTED HARD" BY YANKS

This is interesting and I guess there is never a bad time to check for new talent. That being said... I can't wrap my head around the fact that the Yankees are looking for a new shortstop.

Jon Morosi of FOX Sports is reporting that the Yankees are among a few teams that are checking out Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz. He tweeted that here:

Yankees were among teams scouting Cuban free agent shortstop Aledmys Diaz at his showcase today, sources say. @FOXSports1
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) February 13, 2014

So what does it all mean? Well, it means that for the first time in 20 years, the Yankees are looking for a shortstop. Obvious.

I was reading Hardball Talk and this is what they said about this young man:

"...Diaz, 23, hit .315/.404/.500 with 12 home runs and 11 stolen bases in 313 plate appearances at-bats during his last season in Cuba from 2011-2012. There are questions about his defense, so his future might actually be at second base.

Diaz was originally expected to sign with a team last off season, but he was suspended for a year for falsifying his age in an effort to get around MLB’s international spending cap and land a bigger contract. He’ll be eligible to sign next week, so we could see something come together pretty soon."

Oh boy... do we bother with this? Is Diaz a trouble maker or should we just go for it? Remember, the Yankees just recently signed another Cuban Shortstop. Back in July, I wrote THE YANKEES JUST SIGNED A SHORTSTOP, and it was all about a kid named Yonauris Rodriguez.

The question is, are we just going to sign a bunch of theese kids and see what sticks or is there a plan here?  It's such a bizarre concept, signing a shortstop for the Yankees future.. but this is where we are. The Derek Jeter Farewell Tour is coming... and then... it's on the the next one.  Wow, I can't believe it.

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