Are the Yankees really going to allow Anthony Volpe’s future to negatively impact their present chances of winning the division? Or even potentially grabbing the American League’s best record in the process?
Reading between the lines of Aaron Boone’s pregame presser Tuesday, we’d venture to guess the answer to those questions is probably no, as the manager repeatedly stressed the urgency this month, along with fielding the best lineup possible for these final 18 games.
Yes, Volpe was again the starting shortstop for Tuesday’s series opener against the Tigers — the current owner of the AL’s top record — but Boone at least said he “considered” using Jose Caballero instead. Coming on the heels of Caballero’s start Friday, the fact that Boone even copped to the idea about putting Volpe b