I did this in Little League one time.

Good news about Rodon, but ...

"Rodon will rejoin a strong Yankees rotation that also includes Cam Schlittler, Gerrit Cole, Will Warren and Ryan Weathers."

Did something happen to Max Fried?

In fact, something did happen to Max Fried. 

Where do the Yankees find these people?

He somehow loses his mitt while trying to scoop a throw on a double play?

Then he throws the ball to an empty base?

I mean, is he throwing the ball to the third base umpire?

The Yankees lose a lot of games by making horrible plays that no one has ever seen before. Not like, "oh, I've never seen a first baseman make an error before." But I've ever seen ridiculous stuff like this. It's just inning five of Game Five of the World Series over and over again.

Not Anthony Rizzo

The path to a championship is unlikely, right? Of course it is. The big bats have to get healthy and get hot at the right time.

But the pitching and defense have drastically improved. McMahon, Lombard, Jazz, the new guy at first base. Jones is a surprisingly good outfielder.

Pitching and defense, huh? Let's find out. 

It's like, "let's teach Anthony Volpe how to play second base. It will increase his value in the short-term and the long-term."

So what have you been doing the past four seasons?

Not to mention all the time in the minors? 

528 regular season MLB games plus 21 playoff MLB games is 549 pregame opportunities to take infield practice.

50 ground balls per session. I'll do it myself. Let's grab a fungo and learn how to play baseball together, Mr. Volpe.

If 27,000 practice ground balls isn't enough, then guess what? He isn't good enough.

Which we already know to be the case.

I understand that we ought not to take these proclamations literally. Boone also said Volpe has been playing good defensively at shortstop, which is ridiculous.

Boone is a genuinely nice guy. It's just not in his nature to criticize anyone.

But in this situation, it doesn't do anyone any good to ignore the reality of the situation.

Both Dominguez and Volpe have suffered from a lack of commitment to the craft. These young players perhaps should motivate themselves, but it's also quite clear the Yankees haven't insisted. The Yankees just anointed them and hoped for the best.

Dominguez and his .270 on-base percentage was batting 3rd, 4th, or 5th in the majority of the games in which he played.

I really think the Yankees were just wishcasting with these guys. 

First I have heard of Matt Olson's streak.

The best way to field a ground ball in the outfield is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.