NEW YORK -- Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was on the field doing some extra work Wednesday, hitting baseballs off a tee placed at home plate hours before first pitch at Yankee Stadium against the Detroit Tigers .

Yankees hitting coach James Rowson stood nearby, evaluating the struggling Volpe's swings and offering feedback during the rudimentary drill.

A half-hour later, the Yankees announced their starting lineup and, for the second time in a week, Volpe's name was absent. Jose Caballero started at shortstop instead. It's a decision Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated he could make more often over the final 17 games of the regular season and into the postseason.

"We're in day-to-day mode," Boone said. "We're playing for a lot right now, and I have a decision to make every d

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