Tampa – Aaron Boone doesn't want to shuffle jazz this season
The Yankees manager plans to bring Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to 2 base this year. He learned it on the spot last year and left the door open for him to return to 3 base, but Boone wants him to have a permanent home once the season begins. Masu.
“I don't want to interact with him,” Boone said Tuesday after training at Steinbrenner Field. “But when we settle on what we're doing [with the roster]then I make that last call. But I felt he went second [Oswaldo] Cabrera, DJ [LeMahieu], [Oswald] Peraza, [Jorbit] Vivas, anyone who wants to throw that mix, I felt it made more sense than hashing it out third. ”
Chisholm is a natural shortstop who played mainly two bases in 2021 and 2022 before moving to center field in 2021 and 2022 in 2021 and 2024.
He moved to 3 base last summer after the Yankees acquired him from the Marlins. He made the transition look almost seamless and was well graded with metrics.
And Boone believes that Chisholm “can be elite in either position,” but he “sees “there is a chance to be really dynamic in the middle with Anthony [Volpe]. ”
That being said, Boone left a few wiggled rooms as things could change. For example, if no one shows up at the best job the Yankees can earn at camp, then the second base move is the one that can earn at camp.
“Now I'm locked up in him second, but that could change at any time,” Boone said.
Gerrit Cole He pitched two innings equivalent in Tuesday's live batting practice session, bringing his pitch to a maximum of 35 while facing a group that includes shortstop prospects, including George Lombard Jr. and Roderick Arias.
A year after failing to bounce back well during the spring outings, the Yankees have maintained a close tab this spring, leading to a diagnosis of elbow nerve damage.
“That was good,” Boone said. “The other day, his side to this show was really, really sharp, and I thought he carried it there. I really controlled his tempo and how much he wanted to throttle up and down. He was in that 94-96 [mph] But you can retreat and even better commands, add and subtract. This time of year, he's really sharp. ”
After the minor breakout season, pitching Cam Schlittler also threw live batting practices, hitting Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Lemahieu and Volpe.
