Gleyber Torres is proving Yankees right about everything

Gleyber Torres launches a solo home run over the left-field wall, doubling the Yankees' lead to 2-0 in the top of the 6th inningHOUSTON — Dan O’Dowd loves DJ LeMahieu. As general manager of the Rockies, O’Dowd traded for LeMahieu. Watched him become a batting champion and Gold Glover. Admired his professionalism.

One day just beyond midseason on the MLB Network set — recognizing I was preaching to the choir — I was extolling LeMahieu to O’Dowd, wondering how anyone could be more valuable amid all the Yankees injuries than someone as durable, versatile and productive as LeMahieu.

O’Dowd patiently let me prattle and then said, “all of that is true. But, you know, Gleyber Torres is the best…