Anthony Volpe hit a grand slam in the World Series.

I mean, sure.

If you're picking a bounce-back candidate for the Yankees ... and you don't include players coming back from the IL, such as Gerrit Cole ... who else are you going to go with?:

"Manager Aaron Boone acknowledges he’d like to see Volpe get on base more consistently, but the Yankees point to his age, work ethic and postseason résumé -- including a World Series grand slam in 2024 -- as indicators that brighter days are still ahead."

As you ought to know by now, none of these factors are reason for optimism. 

I fully expect him to be better in 2026. He isn't going to be worse. 

But it's just like, "he's young and he hit a grand slam in the World Series and also has had occasional good games in the playoffs."

I mean, come on now. Are any of these things actually indicators that brighter days are  ahead? Is it really necessary for me to list a whole bunch of mediocre young players who had big games in the playoffs?

When Brian Doyle was 24 years old, he batted .438 in the World Series. Brighter days were not ahead for Brian Doyle on the way to a career WAR of -1.2.

I think the World Series grand slam was the worst thing to happen to Volpe. Similar to the home run he hit in Game One of the Wild Card series last year. He seems to have gotten addicted to the feeling and wants to hit a home run every time. That's how you end up striking out 11 times in 15 at-bats.