Let’s go back to last fall. Isiah Kiner-Falefa just can’t do the job as a shortstop with the New York Yankees. So much so that he loses his job.
At that time, if you had told me that IKF had any future in the striped uniform, I would have called you crazy. Politely, but I would have done it anyway.
However, we must render to Caesar what is Caesar’s. Kiner-Falefa has worked very hard to make himself indispensable to the Bronx Bombers, even going so far as to fill their obvious gap in left field.
The only two positions he hasn’t played in this season are receiver and first baseman. Pretty impressive.
Only downside: the utility player will become free as air at the end of this campaign.
According to the main interested party, what will matter most to him is the club’s situation, rather than its defensive position.
I’m happy everywhere as long as I have the opportunity to play and be in a winning team. I think that’s the most important thing. I don’t really want to be on a team that loses 100 games a year. I want to be part of a winning team.
Understandably, since Kiner-Falefa’s teams didn’t have a winning season in his four years with the Texas Rangers before he was traded to the Minnesota Twins and then to the Yankees the next day in March. 2022.
The IKF all-rounder is sure to be in demand this off-season. And if he can play the third cousin in addition, it will be a very nice acquisition for the organization which will put his hand in the collar.
Moreover, according to his teammate Anthony Volpe, there is no better in the number five position.
I think he’s the best in the league at third base.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but you have to remember that Kiner-Falefa has already won a Golden Glove on third base. And it will be a rare commodity on the market this winter.
