As Brian Cashman of the New York Yankees is set for the GM meetings, but doing it remotely, there are some interesting questions that need to be answered.
The GM meetings have been very active in recent years, with multiple trades and free agency deals going down during the time.
For the Yankees this year, I wouldn't say there's a whole lot they have to answer, but one question might be a bit more important than anything else, and that's what they want to do with young shortstop Anthony Volpe. Volpe had a tough year in 2025, but he was also dealing with a major labrum injury, and underwent surgery after the season.
When examining some questions that Cashman has to answer during the GM meetings, Phillip Martinez of SNY put it best. He wrote that the Yankees will have to answer the question about Volpe, as that's perhaps the most important question that needs to be answered by Cashman and the rest of his staff in the long term.
“One of the many questions Cashman received during his end-of-season news conference was about shortstop Volpe,” he wrote.
“The third-year infielder had a difficult 2025, which -- whether manager Aaron Boone admits it or not -- was impacted by his injured shoulder. Volpe has since undergone surgery and will look to man the shortstop position when he returns sometime during the season. However, is Volpe's role as the starting shortstop in hand?”
On the surface, if the Yankees could go out and replace Volpe, I don't think it'd be the worst idea.
However, I question if there's really a ton of elite shortstops around Major League Baseball who could really be a possibility for the Yankees.
There isn't exactly a surplus of elite short stops around the league in general, especially with what the Yankees would likely want to give up.
Had the Yankees made some other decisions over the past three to four years, prior to Volpe making his debut, that question would likely be a bit different.
However, the Yankees went a different route and are now seemingly stuck with Volpe for at least the foreseeable future.