Yankees' Brian Cashman on Anthony Volpe option: 'We’re paid to make very difficult decisions'
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman commented on the team's decision to option Anthony Volpe and called it a "difficult decision."
A lot has been made of the Yankees optioning shortstop Anthony Volpe this past Sunday and GM Brian Cashman has offered his thoughts on the move. Speaking with the New York Post on Wednesday at a charity event, Cashman called the decision two-fold as the team continues to use its depth to climb to the top of the American League. “We’re paid to make very difficult decisions,” Cashman said.
“This year’s Yankees team is a lot deeper. We have a lot more choices. And ( Jose) Caballero has emerged with his play, and so we kind of had to honor that.
He snuck up on us a little bit, but that’s good. ” With Volpe recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Caballero became the Yankees starting pitcher out of camp and has run with the opportunity. In 35 games this season, Caballero is slashing .
260/. 311/. 407 with an OPS of .