It’s been a nightmare of a year for Anthony Volpe. His always-mediocre-to-bad bat has been just that, but for the first time in his career, his glove has also fallen apart. He ranks near the bottom of virtually every shortstop range and playmaking stat, including the third-most errors in the game. The boobirds have been out, and loud, at Yankee Stadium. While he looked good in his return to the lineup Tuesday, we have more than a full year of him being the definition of replacement level:
Meanwhile, José Caballero has been a stick of dynamite since being dealt from the Rays. Funny enough he and Volpe have almost identical OPSs on the season as a whole, but since August 1st Cabby has a 135 wRC+, reaching base at a .356 clip and stealing 13 bags — in just 33 games. Volpe’s played in two mor