It isn’t getting any higher for Anthony Volpe.
It was one other misplaced day for the younger Yankees shortstop.
One other empty afternoon on the plate and a shaky 9 innings within the subject, within the Yankees’ 4-1 loss to the Cubs in The Bronx on Sunday.
Volpe’s errant throw within the seventh value the Yankees a run and his offensive points continued in an 0-for-3 day that dropped him to 9-for-70 courting to June 23.
Volpe has seen his batting common fall to .214 and OPS drop to .671.
His final multihit recreation was again on June 21.
However most regarding may be his protection, which has fallen off of late.
He made two errors on Sunday.
With a runner on second base within the seventh inning and two outs, he bought to a floor ball up the center by Cubs speedster Pete Crow-Armstrong.
However Volpe’s throw was broad to first and Seiya Suzuki got here all the best way round from second to attain the Cubs’ fourth run.
Each Volpe and supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned it was the proper play, to attempt to get Crow-Armstrong at first, somewhat than pump-faking to first and making an attempt to get Suzuki coming round third.
“Just a good job by them of taking advantage of a slowly developing play that we didn’t finish,” Boone mentioned. “If [the throw] is on line, he’s out.”
The gaffe within the eighth was worse.
Volpe stayed again on a routine grounder.
He casually threw to second base for the power play to finish the inning.
However Dansby Swanson beat the throw to increase the inning. Luke Weaver bought out of the jam. Volpe mentioned he ought to’ve been extra aggressive.
“As a shortstop, you gotta have the freedom to try and get yourself the best hop, and then, Jazz [Chisholm Jr.] probably has to turn into a first baseman there where we’re stretching because obviously it’s the third out,” Boone mentioned. “And then a good job by Swanson of just getting his butt to the bag.”
On the All-Star break, Volpe doesn’t look like on the right track.
“I think ups and downs. I think a lot of room for improvement,” Volpe mentioned when requested how he would consider his play up to now this season. “That’s why I’m excited for the second half, to just help the team every night. Like I said, there’s a lot of room for improvement there.”
