For those of you following along at home, Anthony Volpe had been red hot in Scranton for the past few weeks as he revamped his swing. Rather than mindlessly swinging for home runs in every at bat (Yankee system-wide credo under the leadership of Brian Cashman), somehow Volpe must have gotten permission to actually change his swing to get base hits. Blasphemy!! Outrageous!! The Yankees pride themselves on developing .220 hitters who strike out a third of the time so this obviously required approval from the highest level of Baseball Operations.

OK, I will behave. The net result is that Volpe is actually hitting more home runs but he is using a much more level swing now. Jazz Chisholm gets hurt (after finally starting to hit a bit) and Volpe, in his first start back now playing 2nd base, gets 3 hits including a grand slam.

Note to Aaron Boone: Volpe is on a heater. Maybe, just maybe, you put him in the lineup every day now for the rest of the regular season at 2nd base or even shortstop. And come October, even if Jazz returns to action, you keep him on the roster and find a place in the lineup for him to play. And yes: SU says that may mean you sit Lombard Jr. or even leave him off the October roster. Personally, I would leave off someone else (even Jazz if his thumb has not healed or anyone else). Volpe took his demotion like a man and reworked his swing. Started playing at 2nd base too. Reward the effort. Did not complain and make a fuss.

Contrast him with Jasson Dominguez who has wasted every opportunity to earn more playing time this year. Actually very sad as he is a good kid but clearly needs a change of scenery. Another overhyped Yankee prospect (I believe in the dictionary if you look up “overhyped”, you see pictures of Yankee prospects but not sure).

And for Boone/Cashman, the same holds true for Spencer Jones. Keeps his head on straight and does the work. He is your October centerfielder. No need to keep Trent Grisham around and his jogging speed in the outfield. Play the home-grown young guys and roll the dice. And he can hit lefties.

Surely these are easy calls by management. And surely they are going to screw it up. SU has spoken.