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Sunday Readers' Thread: Volpe?

November 10, 2024

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For this week's Readers' Thread, please respond to the following:


Are you concerned that Anthony Volpe will not be a productive Major League hitter?


Enjoy!

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Cary Greene
Cary Greene
11月11日

Regarding what I said below and I know it's a huge "if" -- but if Peraza can get it together, the Yankees could play Chisholm at 3B and maybe shift Volpe to his more natural future position -- 2B. Andy suggested in last week's mailbag, that the Yanks should sign none other than....Willy Adames. Great bat, great fit but a far worse SS than Volpe is.


I've never been very high on Peraza as I've said from day that he's likely a utility player at best. I even went so far as to suggest that based on his arm and his speed, the Yankees should add center field to his bag of tricks but that hasn't happened and I think…


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Cary Greene
Cary Greene
11月11日

I spoke with a few MLB scouts this past season, at different junctures, their opinions ranged from "give Volpe time" to "he's better suited to play 2B" and we heard this as he was coming up. When Cashman included Josh Smith in the Joey Gallo trade, I was pretty bummed out --- but it didn't seem to bother anyone here on SSTN at the time (other than me). It took him a few years, but look at what Smith did at 3b this season for the Rangers. He showed he can play 3b and play the position well.


Cashman also traded Trey Sweeney away as well - giving him to the Dodgers for Jorbit Vivas, so organizationally, the Yankees have…


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Alan B.
Alan B.
11月12日
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Volpe is a much better defensive SS than I thought he would be. Somehow, someway he worked on his am and it looks stronger than it looked when he was in the minors in 2022.


Unless they Yankees are forced to, for whatever Cashman & Co. reasoning (#7 on why Cashman needs to go) is, they don't like playing their prospects at a secondary defensive position, even if they did it before, unless they have no choice. Spencer Jones always DHs instead of the occasional game at 1B. Trey Sweeney, before he was traded (another trade I need explained to me on the why), never even played a game at any other infield position. I'm going back 15+ years n…


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etbkarate
11月11日

Concerned is not the word I would use. He played well in his first taste of the playoffs (gotta love that grand slam and the toughness he showed in the middle of the diamond!), which shows me something. Yes, like any other 22/23 year old he needs to progress more for sure, but I am not throwing in the towel on him yet or concerned.


Baseball s a hard sport to play, he has all the tolls and the mental toughness. He is a team oriented, humble guy. If he hits .220 in 2025, then we can talk. But, I doubt that will happen.

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Cary Greene
Cary Greene
11月11日
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My take as well. Well put ETB

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Alan B.
Alan B.
11月10日

Volpe's bat over the last 2 seasons is just another reason why GM Brian Cashman, with his stubbornness and refusal to incorporate more real baseball into the coaching, has to go.


National announcers see it and even talk about it. Fans see it. But why the Yankees front office refuses to do the basics and get him to be a better offensive player at the plate, is beyond my comprehension outside of my statement about Cashman above.

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Alan B.
Alan B.
11月11日
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Volpe wasn't physically up to the rigors of pro ball when he was drafted. He, like so many other minor leaguers, used 2020, their non playing year as one extended body-remaking in workouts. The truth is, he is a much better defensive SS than I thought he could be.


As for coaching, coaching can make all the difference. If you've read enough of my comments here, you know what I think of the Yankee coaching: Complete and Utter Garbage. Whether we are talking Volpe, Spencer Jones, or Roderick Arias, it is just awful. And because the thread is about Volpe, I'm only going after their philosophy/methods of coaching hitting. Seriously, a number of both writers and readers on this …

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fuster
11月10日

Volpe, in his two seasons, has been worth 3+WAR in each.


he has been a good defender at shortstop and, despite modest batting averages and OBP, has provided positive offensive numbers.


I expect that his offense will improve, but whether it does of not, Volpe has been pulling his weight.

he has been paid $1.5M in salary for his two seasons and provided $50M in value


it's well worth the Yankees' while to retain him and find out if his BA & OBP will pick up.


but it's probably a heckuva lot more important to worry about whether Soto will learn to be a competent defender in the outfield, someone capable of playing adequately in left field so that Judge…

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fuster
11月11日
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yes, someone decided to post that particular, and somewhat interesting topic.


and, yes, I think that the topic is less than central and less than all-important

and have chosen to broaden the discussion to include something FAR more pressing and of far greater consequence at the moment.


gee, given that the Yankees have unquestioned control of Volpe and are paying him pennies on the dollar

and instead have an infinitely more consequential decision concerning whether they will be well-served by paying some $600M for a hitter

there just might be some value in discussing the big deal

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