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MLB Rumors: Volpe shakeup, Cardinals hidden gem, brutal Astros injury

By Cody Williams

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 31: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees looks on during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 31: Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees looks on during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 31, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /
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MLB Rumors: Should Yankees demote Anthony Volpe so he can get right?

Coming into the 2023 season, you couldn’t have a discussion with a New York Yankees fan without them bringing up the excitement around top prospect Anthony Volpe making the Opening Day roster and his future in baseball. And the start he got off to only furthered that.

Volpe came out of the gates hot with several nice plays, including a 2-for-4 showing in his second game of the season. But since then, things have been middling at best for the rookie and, at times, even worse than that.

For the season now, Volpe has just a .618 OPS on the season, hitting only .188, while also having made seven errors this season. And that has raised the question of what the Yankees can do to help him get out of his slump.

Perhaps demoting him back to Triple-A should be the move?

That, however, is quite the conundrum for the Yankees. There isn’t a shorstop on the current 26-man roster in New York that could immediately take over. Moreover, they have seen Oswald Peraza on the big-league club this season already, the most likely replacement for Volpe, and the results weren’t great, particularly at the plate.

At the same time, Volpe is viewed as a potential future franchise cornerstone for the Yankees, meaning whatever the move is to get him right should be of the utmost importance. And if things continue to trend downward — his OPS has dropped from .678 in April to .592 in May to now .461 in early June — New York needs to explore the possibility of sending him back down to relieve some pressure and refind his offensive prowess.

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