In case you missed it, the Yankees now have a second baseman playing third base, a third baseman playing shortstop, and a subpar second baseman manning the keystone. It certainly isn’t, as former manager Joe Girardi would say, “what you want.”
Current Yankees skipper Aaron Boone explained that Gleyber Torres would be moved back to second base, primarily due to his defensive struggles at shortstop. Meanwhile, DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela would be the regular third baseman and shortstop respectively, “for the remainder of the season.” Boone also implied that Torres’ struggles have taken an emotional toll on the shortstop as well, saying, “I feel like it’s been a weight on him … I feel like this is something that hopefully can take a little weight off as we move forward.