![]() ![]() “It was a super, super, super tough decision … a lot of sleepless nights,” said Volpe, who received an over-slot $2,740,300 as the 30th pick.īut at the end, the lifelong Jeter fan said he “didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to play for the Yankees.” And as the son of two doctors, he values education and intends to get his degree. Volpe, like Leiter, ultimately had the choice to play for Vanderbilt. Oswald Peraza, Anthony Volpe give Yankees potential look at future infield duo ![]() “Because he’s my best hitter,” USA coach Jack Leggett told the Yankees. When he batted third for Team USA’s youth team, which won the championship in an 18-0 blowout of Panama, they asked why, because Bobby Witt Jr., Riley Greene and Corbin Carroll, who just signed for $111 million, were on the team. “He was engaged all the time.” Anthony Volpe USA TODAY SportsĪnd they noticed big things. “He never took a pitch off,” recalled Yankees scouting director Damon Oppenheimer. ![]() When they saw the 5-foot-10, now 180-pound Volpe, they noticed little things. The Yankees first began noticing him when they sent scouts to monitor his Delbarton (N.J.) teammate, the pitching phenom Jack Leiter, the son of Al, who was by then one of the highest-ranked prospects in the country. Service time shouldn’t matter to the big-money Yankees (I don’t think it does, either.)Īnd of course, it doesn’t hurt that he’s from New Jersey (Watchung) and grew up a Derek Jeter fan.“He’s definitely in the mix,” is the way Boone put it. But while he looked like a long shot to start spring, he’s in the thick of it now. Sure, it’s too early for the Yankees to declare a winner in the shortstop derby. USA TODAY SportsĪnthony Volpe opens up about Yankees pressure, Derek Jeter influence “He’s come in here with a lot of expectations and eyeballs on him, and he’s performed.” manager Aaron Boone said “It’s been fun to be around him and fun to watch him play the game.” Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (77) is congratulated by manager Aaron Boone (17) after hitting a home run. Want to catch a game? The Yankees schedule with links to buy tickets can be found here. And he seemingly has the respect of every club official, as well as the clubhouse veterans. He has two home runs and three stolen bases. If it truly is a competition, he’s turning it into a runaway. “He checks a lot of boxes, things that don’t always get noticed, intangible things,” said Yankees great Willie Randolph, here to provide mentoring to all their young infield stars. And after a week here, I see what they mean. Yankees officials talk about him having the “it” factor. He has terrific tools, and instincts that are off the charts, if there’s such a thing as a chart for instincts. No matter, he belongs in the bigs, even if he’s too polite and respectful to say it (he’s nearly as polite and respectful as he is talented.) And of course, that’s plenty of time for him to realize and understand he’s only 21, and has only played 22 games at Triple-A. Yes, I know it’s only the middle of March, the Yankees have two other viable shortstop candidates and at least that many second basemen, and yes, there’s still two weeks to decide. One way or another, his time should be now. TAMPA - Wunderkind Anthony Volpe needs to be on this Yankees team. Six Brian Cashman moves helped put Yankees in this predicament Math around Yankees only backs up feeling they have no chance Shohei Ohtani's injury won't prevent him from receiving historic contract Teams flocking to scout Yoshinobu Yamamoto as move to MLB looms How Mets should handle the Pete Alonso situation ![]()
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