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Things obviously didn't go as planned for former New York Yankees starting shortstop Anthony Volpe, who was recently sent to Triple-A on Monday night to make room for the debut of George Lombard. Lombard, who's expected to come in and have a major impact on the Yankees, finds himself in a good spot to win a job.
The reality is that Volpe didn't do enough on either side of the baseball and, as a result, was sent down. However, while most fans understood how poorly he was playing throughout the past few seasons, it was actually even worse than it sounded.
One ESPN writer brought up a crazy stat recently, which suggested that Volpe was among the three worst hitters in Major League Baseball.
“Like Lombard, Volpe was the Yankees' top prospect when they named him their Opening Day shortstop in 2023. Born in Manhattan and raised in New Jersey as a die-hard Yankees fan, Volpe arrived with great expectations. He has not fulfilled them.
“Volpe hit 21 home runs with 24 steals and won a Gold Glove as a rookie, but his production never took off. His .660 career OPS ranks 155th among 158 hitters with at least 1,500 plate appearances since 2023,” Jorge Castillo of ESPN wrote.
The eye test kind of backs this, as there were times when Volpe was decent, but more often, wasn't good at all.
I wouldn't have guessed that he was the third-worst hitter in Major League Baseball throughout that span, OPS-wise, which to me is a good indication of how good of a hitter somebody is. But the numbers don't lie, which prompted the Yankees to make a major decision.
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