THINKING ABOUT SHORTSTOP WITHOUT DEREK JETER

This is just a quick nugget from our friend Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Apparently he is looking ahead.  Hey, I get it, Derek Jeter can't be our shortstop forever...we wrote about it in IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR OUR CAPTAIN?

(In Photo: Alexi Ramirez)
No, we're not pushing the Captain away, we just are in a reality state... sooner or later Jeet may not be able to man shortstop.  As Cafardo stated in his piece (HERE), the White Sox Shortstop Alexi Ramirez would be a great idea for the Yankees:  "The Yankees could turn out to be the best fit since they eventually will need a replacement for Derek Jeter, who could wind up DHing a lot next season. The Yankees may have problems making something happen because of their weak farm system."

True, Ramirez is a decent choice.  I do wonder though if the Yankees really and truly believe that Eduardo Nunez is the Yankee future shortstop. There is no question that repetition in a position helps a player develop, but I am not as sold on Nunez has many others are.  Whatever the case, we shall see.
 

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