Less than a month in the past, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone got agitated when asked about giving beginning shortstop Anthony Volpe a break day because the younger slugger was within the midst of a 3-for-43 run on the plate. Eventually, he completed the month of August with a .247 common and .683 OPS. That does not look too dangerous, but it surely was his finest month since May.
As the calendar turned to September, Volpe completed August on an 8-for-17 run that seemed like it might translate down the stretch. Except … it did not. Over his final 14 video games, he is hitting .163 with a .340 OPS and 17 strikeouts. Right now, his mini bursts really feel extra like an anomaly than something.
A pair weeks after Boone nearly blew a gasket over a really affordable query, he gave Volpe the night time off on Sept. 9. It was his first time not beginning all 12 months. Could've simply completed this … in July to begin managing his workload, because the Yankees vocalized final 12 months that Volpe was burnt out by September.
Ever since that date? Volpe is 2-for-22 with six strikeouts. And guess what? He's getting one other break day on Tuesday as the Yankees are set to open a series against the Seattle Mariners.
Oswaldo Cabrera, who's been deserving of extra taking part in time all 12 months, is getting the beginning at shortstop. He will want the reps as Boone works to get essentially the most versatile roster attainable forward of the postseason.
Aaron Boone tells us that Oswaldo Cabrera will begin at shortstop tonight, with Anthony Volpe getting the night time off pic.twitter.com/kMMtq9RS5U
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 17, 2024
Yankees sitting Anthony Volpe once more is an expiration of their stubbornness and lies
This dialogue is nothing new, although. Fans have been begging for the Yankees to offer Volpe a breather so he can take his thoughts off of what's one way or the other an offensive backslide from an underwhelming 2023 rookie marketing campaign within the batter's field. Volpe is a promising younger participant, however he is very a lot an unfinished product. But the Yankees have already topped him their shortstop of the long run, so how have been they going to justify a break day?! They might by no means.
This falls proper consistent with the cussed method wherein the Yankees conduct enterprise. It falls proper consistent with all of the lies they inform about who they imagine in and why their processes are higher than anybody else's or the sport's most trusted.
They beat the Clay Holmes drum for a month too lengthy because the nearer faltered for the third straight season as soon as June arrived. The Yankees ignored it (regardless of calls from followers and the media) till the state of affairs grew to become past untenable and Holmes was costing them video games, blowing a league-leading 11 saves. They insisted all 12 months Holmes was “their guy” by means of the struggles (a lie) to attempt and get everybody to show away.
They simply did this with Jasson Dominguez, too. Fans have been lobbying for the Yankees to advertise their high prospect since early August as veteran Alex Verdugo put up two straight months of the worst offense in all the league. When rosters expanded on Sept. 1, Dominguez was nowhere to be discovered. Brian Cashman informed everybody that there wasn't a lane for Dominguez to get common taking part in time (one other lie), and the Yankees used the luxurious of including extra our bodies to do nothing impactful. Eight days later, Dominguez was promoted and, all of a sudden, there's ample taking part in time accessible regardless of nothing altering. Interesting.
Austin Wells was affected by their determination making for a short time there, too. Despite very clearly doing sufficient to develop into the group's beginning catcher, Jose Trevino was instantly thrown again into the function after coming back from the injured checklist. The group insisted they might proceed to play the matchups (dumb) and that they drastically worth what Trevino brings to the desk (true, but additionally a lie as a result of that is no motive to punish superior play). After giving him 5 of the subsequent seven begins, that they had seen sufficient. Trevino has solely performed in 5 video games since Aug. 27.
It's simply one other lesson in understanding how the Yankees function. They won't ever make the apparent determination. They'll wait till the followers/media are blue within the face, pleading their very actual and justifiable case. Then, as soon as everybody's moved on from the dialogue as a result of it is evident they don't seem to be going to alter their methods, that is after they strike, leaving everybody questioning why they only did not make the logical selections weeks or months prior to assist them higher put together for the long run.
Volpe's state of affairs may be essentially the most ridiculous, nonetheless. A pair days off a month? That's customary for nearly each MLB participant. The Yankees could not even relent on that. They simply needed to wait 3-4 weeks to have it their method.
Hope it really works out. That's all we'll say.
