One of the more significant decisions in recent Yankees history became clear to officials early in spring training: Anthony Volpe had come to camp to win the shortstop job.
As Brian Cashman put it Monday, the 21-year-old Volpe “put a stranglehold on that position pretty early in camp.”
Cashman and Boone had previously indicated that whoever won the shortstop competition would have to continue to defend it in the regular season.Anthony Volpe will bring a ‘different swag’ to Yankees He figured to be the slight favorite for the shortstop competition entering spring training, but the Yankees insisted on having it be an open battle and stayed true to their word.
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