José Caballero is wholesome once more, and as Aaron Boone indicated when he first went down with a fractured proper center finger, Caballero remained the beginning shortstop Friday in opposition to the Rays in The Bronx — with Anthony Volpe nonetheless on the roster, however not within the lineup.
How the Yankees plan to make the most of Volpe stays to be seen, since he didn’t play any place moreover shortstop in his minor league rehab task nor after he was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier than he bought the decision to the majors to interchange the injured Caballero.
Volpe had some encouraging video games on the plate and defensively — in addition to on the bases — however he entered Friday hitless in his final eight plate appearances with three strikeouts and botched a double play ball at brief in Thursday’s loss to Toronto.
Caballero had impressed by his first 40 video games with all points of his play.
The Yankees anticipated him to be a pest on the bases and to carry his personal on offense and at brief earlier than Volpe returned from offseason surgical procedure on his left shoulder and reclaimed the beginning shortstop job — with Caballero reverting again to the super-utility function he was acquired final yr from Tampa Bay to play — however Caballero as a substitute offered above common protection and was a spark within the lineup on an on a regular basis foundation.
All that led Boone to say, when Caballero went on the IL, that he would doubtless get his job again upon his return to well being.
“He’s performed in addition to anybody on the market,’’ Boone stated on the time. “That may be my expectation.”
