In the opinion of the Yankees decision makers, Gleyber Torres is from now on. And that means finding a new shortstop is Brian Cashman, the Yankees long-time general manager, MORE: So there you go. The Yankees are in the market for a shortstop for the 2022 season. Lucky for them, the crop of free-agent shortstops is deep this year, both with quality and quantity. Question is, will the Yankees go fishing at the top of the market? Contracts up there wont be cheap, and theres another thing to consider.Take a look at the organizations farm system. By , three of the Yankees top seven prospects are shortstops Anthony Volpe (No. 1), Oswald Perez (No. 3) and Trey Sweeney (No. 7). in all of baseball and Perez at No. 58. Not too shabby. MLB.coms ETA for both prospects is 2023.Question is, how much do they believe in the youngsters? Enough to mi s a chance at one of the best established shortstops available on the free-agent market? If they sign one of the big names, they could always move the prospects in a deal, ormaybe transition the prospects todifferent positions.All this is to say, the Yankees have options for the future.Lets Andre Burakovsky Men Jersey take a look at the most likely candidates to play short at Yankee Stadium in 2022. Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: Correa is seen as a villain, sure. Thats probably never going to change, at least in the eyes of some fans after that Astros sign-stealing scandal. But hes one hell of a ballplayer and he just turned 27 years old in September. Hes an above-average defensive shortstop and an outstanding hitter, with a knack for stepping up in the biggest moments. Its easy to see Yankees fans embrace him as their villain after a big month or two.Heres the thing, though: Hes going to land a ma sive, ma sive contract this offseason. Are the Yankees going to be the team that outbids everyone else? They already have ma sive deals with Gerrit Cole and Giancarlo Stanton, and at some point soon theyll have to deal with Aaron Judges status. Even if they deemed Correa to be the best Alex Ovechkin Men Jersey option to help the team win in 2022, is giving him the contract it would take to land him the best long-term move for the franchise? Thats what theyll have to figure out. Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: Same thing with Correa, except without the whole villain thing (unle s youre a Giants fan who hates all Dodgers, of course). Is giving a shortstop a ma sive long-term contract the right move for the franchise? Seager has the postseason pedigree remember his NLCS and World Series MVPs last year? and its easy to see his home run totals jumping up with that left-handed swing of his depositing pitch after pitch into the short porch in right field. Hes only a few months older than Correa he turned 27 last April and though hes had i sues staying healthy, hes been super productive when on the field.MORE: Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: Storys free-agent value has no doubt been helped by strong post-Colorado seasons by former Rockies hitting stars D.J. LeMahieu and Nolan Arenado. His final Rockies season wasnt an ideal way to go into the free-agent market, but he still had 24 homers and 20 stolen bases 13 and 10, respectively, on the road. Most of his power is to left field, but his overall spray chart is pretty spread out. No doubt hed pick Alexander Alexeyev Women Jersey up more than the occasional home run over that short right-field fence. Oh, and from 2018 to 2021, hes fourth among MLB shortstops in DRS, with 44, so he fits that defensive shortstop element, too. Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: Yes, Semien is a few years older than Correa, Seager or Story hes 31 but its not like hes at the end of his prime and looking for a short-term contract. Hell still land something at least four years in length, which would make him anything but a placeholder for the Yankees shortstop prospects. Semien was amazing for the Blue Jays in 2021, popping 45 homers and stealing 15 bases while playing second base for Toronto. The added bonus of signing Semien would be taking him away Riley Sutter Men Jersey from the Jays, who are seen as the likely favorites to sign him this offseason. Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: We saw the best and worst of Javy Bez in his short time with the Mets after New Yorks other club dealt for him in late July. There was the whole thumbs down thing, but in his last 33 games with the Mets, he hit .333 with a .970 OPS, seven home runs, 17 RBIs and five stolen bases. Hes not the best defensive shortstop out there, but hes still well above-average with the glove. The question with Bez is the same as the question with Correa, Seager and Story: Do the Yankees want to commit the type of years and money it would take to land him when they have so many elite shortstop prospects in the pipeline. Offseason status: Free agentWhy he fits: Few players boosted their free-agent value in September more than Iglesias, who joined the Red Sox after the playoff roster deadline but made a huge impact anyway. In 23 games, he batted .356 with a .406 on-base percentage. And that was after Iglesias always an outstanding defensive shortstop batted .373 in 39 games for Baltimore in 2020. Hes not going to command a long, lucrative deal, but hes likely earned a starting job somewhere in 2021. If stellar defense and a short-term solution is the Yankees priority, they could do much worse than Iglesias, who will turn32 this offseason.MORE: Offseason status: Cardinals infielderWhy he fits:DeJong probably wouldnt be a Top Five Option, but he is available and seems like a cla sic change of scenery candidate. Think of him as a potential stop-gap until the prospects arrive, with solid upside potential. Lets start with this: DeJong is an above-average defensive shortstop, which is part of the reason the Cardinals kept playing him even when his bat went ice-cold in 2021. Since 2018, hes sixth among shortstops with at least 3,000 innings at the position in DRS, with 36, and fourth in UZR/150, at 7.9. DeJong spent most of his time with the Cardinals batting third (152 games) or fifth (130 games), Brooks Orpik Kids Jersey but that wouldnt be the case with the Yankees. In that lineup, when everyones healthy, DeJong bats eighth or ninth, and his kind of pop 30 homers in 2019, when he was an All-Star would be nice to have down there.Also, remember the change of scenery thing? The Cardinals wouldnt demand a ton in return, and his contract is team-friendly; hes owed a total of $15 million through 2023, with club options for 2024 and 2025. If h