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TAMPA \u2014 The Yankees might not have a streakier hitter than Anthony Volpe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But they certainly do not have a better defender, either, and Volpe\u2019s glove has continued to shine at shortstop regardless of how dark it gets at the plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s who he is,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cHe\u2019s just such a good player. It\u2019s so valuable to have someone like that at the premier position out there. To have him play the way he does, it\u2019s big.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Friday night was a prime example. <\/p>\n
Volpe went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts \u2014 including two punch-outs on a combined six fastballs, all in the zone, in his first two at-bats \u2014 but was in the middle of a few terrific plays in the field that preserved a 1-0 win over the Rays.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since he arrived in the big leagues, the 23-year-old has often been hot or cold with no in between at the plate, but his defense has remained consistently sharp throughout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI always feel like you can impact the game any pitch, any play,\u201d Volpe said. \u201cIf you have one percentage of something taken away from what you can do for your teammates, then you\u2019re not being the best teammate you can be. Obviously at the plate I want to do my best to help the team and then once that\u2019s done, good or bad, I want to go onto the field and be ready for anything hit my way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Yankees are still waiting on Volpe to find more consistency offensively. He started the season by crushing four home runs in his first five games and was batting 11-for-37 (.297) with a 1.069 OPS, nine strikeouts and three walks through nine games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 12 games since, though, Volpe has been stuck in a 4-for-39 (.103) stretch with 17 strikeouts and seven walks. <\/p>\n
He went 1-for-5 with two punchouts Saturday but was also robbed of a single by second baseman Brandon Lowe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just missing pitches,\u201d Volpe said. \u201cKeep working, keeping staying to myself and when I get them in the zone and get into damage counts, I feel like I\u2019ll be in a good spot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Boone said he felt like Volpe had still been having good at-bats and hitting the ball hard before Friday night, when the Rays attacked him with fastballs up in the zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the meantime, his defense remains top-tier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Volpe\u2019s best play Friday night came on Curtis Mead\u2019s chopper in the hole, which he ranged and stretched out to snag before throwing across his body to first base, where Paul Goldschmidt picked it for the out. The play drew a \u201cwow\u201d from Carlos Rod\u00f3n on the mound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s as good as it gets right there,\u201d Boone said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat one was just reaction, but we practice those a lot,\u201d Volpe said. \u201c[Infield coach Travis Chapman] pushes us pretty good. You want plays like that in the game because we practice them a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Volpe was also thankful to have Goldschmidt on the other end of that throw to make sure the play did not go for naught.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been spoiled, having [Anthony Rizzo] and Goldy play first for me,\u201d Volpe said. \u201cIt\u2019s the worst feeling in the world, knowing that the ball\u2019s going to be in the dirt when it\u2019s on the way. But once they pick it, you feel really good about it and you thank them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey work really hard and I try to work really hard to make their lives really boring and not have to do that stuff. It\u2019s a nice safety net, one I never want to use, but it comes in handy on those difference-maker range plays.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Later in the night, Volpe was in the middle of a perfect relay to nab a runner at third. <\/p>\n
He received the throw from center fielder Trent Grisham and quickly fired a bullet to Oswaldo Cabrera at third for the out, which loomed large in a 1-0 game.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe work really, really hard on the plays on the physical side, but I think the communication has been great,\u201d Volpe said. \u201cGuys are feeding off each other and just want to back up the pitchers. It\u2019s kind of a contagious feeling on defense that once the ball is put in play, it\u2019s going to be an out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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