Overview

• Oswaldo Cabrera’s leg injury and Oswald Peraza’s .167 average have exposed a weakness at third base
• Brian Cashman is evaluating veteran defenders such as Nolan Arenado alongside cost-effective options like Kyle Farmer
• Pending free agent Alec Bohm and switch-hitter Yoan Moncada rank among New York’s midseason targets
• Colorado’s Ryan McMahon and Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes have also emerged on the Yankees’ shortlist
• DJ LeMahieu and, when healthy, Jazz Chisholm Jr. remain internal stopgaps until a longer-term solution arrives