So this is the most potentially exciting long-term news in Yankee land in a while, IMO. This is all worth clicking through and reading, but here is the start:
"The Yankees are thinking about giving stud infield prospect Jorge Mateo reps at second base during the Instructional League that started Thursday in Tampa and runs for a month.
By no means have the Yankees given up on the 20-year-old Mateo as a shortstop, the only position he has played in four professional seasons, but with second base in the big leagues a crater since Robinson Cano split following the 2013 season, the Yankees might want to see how the ultra-athletic Mateo handles the other side of the bag."
http://nypost.com/2015/09/17/yankees-tinker-with-phenom-to-find-robinson-cano-replacement/
With the way that Didi has been playing in recent months, I love this idea. The best athletes often seem ready at such a young age these days, start him off next year in AA or AAA, give Refsnyder or someone else a shot to start the season, and if Mateo looks on track, bring him up and throw him in the fire.
"The Yankees are thinking about giving stud infield prospect Jorge Mateo reps at second base during the Instructional League that started Thursday in Tampa and runs for a month.
By no means have the Yankees given up on the 20-year-old Mateo as a shortstop, the only position he has played in four professional seasons, but with second base in the big leagues a crater since Robinson Cano split following the 2013 season, the Yankees might want to see how the ultra-athletic Mateo handles the other side of the bag."
http://nypost.com/2015/09/17/yankees-tinker-with-phenom-to-find-robinson-cano-replacement/
With the way that Didi has been playing in recent months, I love this idea. The best athletes often seem ready at such a young age these days, start him off next year in AA or AAA, give Refsnyder or someone else a shot to start the season, and if Mateo looks on track, bring him up and throw him in the fire.