FORT MYERS, Fla. — At least Taylor Walls is close to his dream. Roughly 25 feet away, if you’re measuring.
That was Walls in his new job near third base on Sunday afternoon against the Twins, still within sight of his preferred position of shortstop but seemingly a world away at the moment.
You see, for now, for tomorrow, perhaps for the next decade, the shortstop’s job in Tampa Bay is expected to be the provenance of Wander Franco.