Unlike LeMahieu, Peraza has no track record to give the Yankees faith that he could handle the job daily. Last spring, he lost the shortstop job to Anthony Volpe and struggled with a shoulder strain.

Ken Rosenthal reports that the Yankees are looking at a trade for a third baseman after Hal Steinbrenner's recent comments.

The New York Yankees finally made it back to the World Series for the first time since 2009. Yes, finally. Fair or not, we know the Yankees are held to a different standard than most baseball teams.