Former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez recently warmed fans' hearts when he said what we're all thinking about Anthony Volpe. In a moment of clear-eyed truth-telling, A-Rod appeared on WFAN and blamed the Yankees' hitting program for failing to develop Volpe.
"It’s hard to impact winning when you’re striking out 150 times and you’re hitting .212," Rodriguez saidwith gusto. "So I think if you zoom out, it’s an organization hitting philosophy that is absolutely broken, and until they fix it, I don’t think they win big.”
The comments drew widespread praise from Yankees fans who are sick of hearing the club and its front office continue to talk about Volpe as if he's on the verge of perennial All-Star seasons.