Tampa – The Yankees could not have a more scratched batter than Anthony Volpe.
But they certainly have no better defender, and the Volpe glove has continued to shine in the campocorto independently or how dark it puts on the plate.
“That is who he is,” manager Aaron Boone said. “He is such a good player. It is so valuable to have something like that in the prime minister. To play as he does, he is great.”
Friday night was an excellent example.
Volpe went 0 by 4 with three strikeouts, including two blows in a combination of six fast balls, all in the area, in its first two shifts to bat, but it was in the middle of some excellent plays in the field that retained a 1-0 victory.
Since he arrived at the big leagues, the 23 -year -old has a hot or cold bone without any intermediate on the plate, but his defense has remained constantly sharp through the time.
“I always feel that you can affect the game in any release, any play,” Volpe said. “If you have a percentage of something that you can do for your teammates, then it is not.
The Yankees are still waiting for Volpe to find more consistency offensively. The season began crushing four home runs in its first five games and was hitting 11 by 37 (.297) with 1,069 PAHO, nine strikeouts and three walks in nine games.
In 12 games since then, he thought, Volpe has been stuck in a section of 4 by 39 (.103) with 17 strikeouts and seven walks.
It was 1 for 5 with two blows on Saturday, but it was also a bobbed or a single from the second base brandon Lowe.
“I’m just missing releases,” Volpe said. “Keep working, following myself and when I put them in the area and damage me, I feel that I will be in a good place.”
Boone said he felt that Volpe had still had good shifts to bat and hit the ball hard before Friday night, when the Rays attacked him with fast balls in the area.
Meanwhile, its defense remains first level.
Volpe’s best play on Friday night arrived in the Curtis Mead helicopter in the hole, which spread and extended to get hooked before throwing his body at the first base, where Paul Goldschmidt chose it for the exit. The work attracted a “wow” by Carlos Rodón in the mound.
“That is as good as it gets there,” said Boone.
“That was just a reaction, but we practiced them a lot,” Volpe said. “[Infield coach Travis Chapman] It pushes us quite well. You want plays like this in the game because we practice them a lot. ”
Volpe was also grateful to have Goldschmidt at the other end of that launch to make sure the work was nothing.
“I’m spoiled, having [Anthony Rizzo] And Goldy plays first to me, “Volpe said. But once they choose it, you feel very good and thank you.”
“They work very hard and try to really work so that their lives are really boring and do not have to do those things. It is a good safe, a good one, never because use, but is useful in those manufacturers range of different manufacturers.”
Later at night, Volpe was in the middle of a perfect relay to catch a corridor in the third.
He recovered the launch of the central gardener Trent Grisham and quickly fired a bullet to Oswaldo Cabrera to the third for the departure, which lazy in a game of 1-0.
“We work very, very hard on the plays on the physical side, but I think the communication has a great bone,” Volpe said. “The boys are feeding each other and just want to support the pitchers. He is a child of a contagious sensation in defense that the ball is at stake, it will be an exit.”