@Chris_NYY28 I can’t speak for all, but I think the Volpe situation and the bullpen roster decisions are starting to take away the urgency the Yankees had early this season
Personally, I don’t want that urgency gone and want the best 9 to start everyday, especially with Judge out
@MaxMannis He should play right field when he returns
Keep Bellinger in LF since that is the toughest OF position at Yankee Stadium and play Dominguez in RF
The Yanks have rolled out Stanton and Matt Carpenter in RF in recent years so clearly it’s the lesser OF spot defensive wise
@TalkinYanks I wish Jim stopped after asking why Cabby has lost the SS spot and let Boone respond directly to that question
Cabby won the job. They said it was his job when he returned from the IL. Since returning, he’s not been the everyday SS anymore
Boone needs to say what changed
@Chris_NYY28@BobbyMilone29 put it best: Volpe feels like the coach’s kid and they’re doing daddy ball tactics
I can’t think of any other Yankee recently to be treated with kid gloves in this way
The worst part is that it’s ruined Volpe’s NY career
@RyanGarciaESM If they don’t want him riding the pine, he can play everyday in AAA
Call up Oswaldo to be a bench piece and Volpe can start everyday in the minors
@GloverDarius@BobbyMilone29 Volpe shouldn’t be playing over Max Schueman, not to mention Cabby
It’s a joke, he’s the drug that the can’t quit and the saddest part of it all is that they’ve killed the kid’s NY career
Giving him this daddy ball treatment only has hampered him, not helped
@BobbyMilone29@YankeesFanEarl I see people floating Paredes out but I don’t think his swing will play at Yankee Stadium
It was the same worry about bringing Bregman in and Paredes isn’t Bregman’s caliber
@BobbyMilone29 O’Neil said it best on yesterday’s broadcast:
Only Opening Day you truly feel 100%. After that, there are always aches and pains that you have to handle
The issue is determining whether you are sore or actually hurt
The line between those two can be razor thin
@savino_roman@BobbyMilone29 The injuries have allowed them to return to him
What they solid do is send him down, let Cabby play fulltime SS again and call up Oswaldo as another utility option until they think Lombard is ready for MLB pitching
@BobbyMilone29 The focus in terms of upgrades immediately should be the bullpen
DFA Yarby or Blackburn and call up Cruz or another reliever from MiLB
Even with Judge underperforming, most of the losses were bullpen related
This lesser offense can still win if the bullpen improves
@RyanGarciaESM They put Matt Carpenter and Amed Rosario RF, I think Dominguez will be fine
Only time Dominguez should be in LF with Belli in RF is Fenway
@Chris_NYY28 With the injury, the most important thing that needs to be taken care of immediately is the bullpen
The offense can survive this, but won’t put up huge numbers often
That mean the bullpen is more important. Pick between Blackburn and Yarby, call up a middle reliever (Cruz)