Volpe Sits Again As Yanks Whip Washington

One-time top Yankees prospect Anthony Volpe sat again, as the Yankees beat up the Washington Nationals 10-5 on Monday night.

Volpe has spend the last two games on the bench as he mulls things over after leading the league in errors (17), coupled with his lack of production has made him the symbol of Yankees' fans angst.

Even with his benching, Aaron Boone remains stead fast in returning to the struggling infielder rather than play veteran Jose Caballero at short stop.

The Athletic reports the Yankees have no idea why Volpe is struggling. That is a huge indictment of the organization if it has no clue what is wrong with, and how to fix the guy who was positioned as the "next Derek Jeter" since he was in the Yankees farm system in 2021 and 2022.

Sure Volpe has 18 homers and a career best 65 RBI, the man is hitting .208 and looks lost at the plate. That and he is an automatic error at shortstop. We haven't see that since the days Chuck Knobloch was throwing baseballs into the stands.

As is written in the Athletic:
"When Volpe made the team out of spring training in 2023, it was mainly because the organization believed he would be a good hitter. The Yankees had a reason to believe in Volpe’s offensive potential. He had an .881 OPS across three years in the minor leagues, and his high on-base percentage paired with his power made him the Yankees’ No. 1 prospect. However, over the course of three years in the majors, Volpe has been unable to stick with an approach that works for him."

The Yankees have failed this kid. Unless the Yankees make the playoffs and Volpe goes on a historic run that will make everyone forget the first five months of this season, the Bronx Bombers have to seriously consider their options at short stop in 2026. George Lombard Jr. is coming up in the organization. Caballero is a free agent.

If Volpe can't help this team win games down the stretch, the Yankees need to do him a favor and move him, and look elsewhere in the off-season.

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