Yankees Beginning to Remove Anthony Volpe

The New York Yankees hinted at the possibility of replacing troubled shortstop Anthony Volpe with a conspicuous trade deadline acquisition. That deadline acquisition is now playing shortstop in the lineup while Volpe is benched.

NJ.com's Max Goodman relayed Aaron Boone's stance on Volpe at the present moment.

"Anthony Volpe is out of the lineup today because he’s been “scuffling” of late particularly offensively, Aaron Boone said," per Goodman. "Asked if Volpe will return to the lineup tomorrow, Boone said 'we’ll see.' Boone pointed out that having Jose Caballero makes this more of an option since he’s been playing so well since the deadline."

Volpe mangled his 17th error of the season in the Yankees' third loss of the series (and eighth consecutive) to the Boston Red Sox. Volpe is second only to Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz in errors this season (De La Cruz has made 18).

Ahead of the trade deadline, the Yankees stated that they were interested in "infielders", but specifically pursued third basemen, acquiring two before the deadline. At the last moment, however, the Yankees traded for Jose Caballero, shortstop for the Tampa Bay Rays. Caballero, playing for the Rays at the moment of the trade, simply walked to the Yankees dugout and played the rest of the game for his new team. When asked how it felt to win with his new team, Caballero was ice cold.

"I was winning today regardless," Caballero said.