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NEW YORK — One at a time, Yankees manager Aaron Boone met Anthony Volpe and Jasson Dominguez following Monday night’s 13-7 loss to the Cardinals.
“Tough conversations,” the skipper said the next day.
With Monday trade-deadline day acquisition Heliot Ramos showing up Tuesday, an outfielder had to go and the Yankees’ choice was Jasson Dominguez over rookie Spencer Jones.
Bigger news was the Yankees’ decision that No. 1 prospect George Lombard Jr. is ready to take over at shortstop as a 21-year-old with 56 games of Triple-A experience. That forced another roster move, former golden boy Anthony Volpe off to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre again.
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Before Lombard was anointed the Yankees’ No. 1 prospect by Baseball America, MLB Pipeline and everyone else, Dominguez wore the crown. Before that, it was Volpe. Now, both are minor leaguers with uncertain futures with the Yankees.
“Obviously, two people that we love and think highly of and think still have very bright big-league careers ahead of them,” said Boone, who opted to sprinkle praise into his first comments on the demotions. “I shared some of my experience with them. I got to the big leagues and had to go back. Those are humbling, challenging can be humbling and challenging times, but they can also be part of helping you become a more refined and better player.
“I expect them to both have really strong, long careers, and this will be part of their story and hopefully things that you know help them get to another level that we believe they’re capable of.”
If Volpe is ever back with the Yankees, it might be as a utility infielder. He’s only played shortstop in the big leagues, but he’ll be seeing action at second base for Scranton, too.
“A little of both,” Boone said. “Hopefully that’s something that serves him well and us well moving forward potentially in the short term, but in the long term as well.”
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