After the Dodgers exposed the Yankees’ defensive shortcomings last October — and reveled in twisting the knife in the months that followed — GM Brian Cashman faced questions all offseason about how he’d bolster his defensive unit. The results were a mixed bag. Newcomers like Cody Bellinger and Ryan McMahon shored up problem areas from 2024, but others, including Trent Grisham and Anthony Volpe in particular, regressed. After winning a Gold Glove as a rookie and posting 13 Defensive Runs Saved in 2024, the Yankees’ shortstop became the posterchild for defensive futility this year, committing 19 errors and costing his team six DRS. Whether it was because of his injured left shoulder or just a crisis in confidence, it wasn’t pretty to watch.

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