Anthony Volpe has hurt the Yankees too many times this season for them to continue trotting him out there at shortstop.

Once a marvelous defender who made up for the poor offensive output by preventing runs with his glove, the defensive value has cratered, and the offense continues to be a mess.

The approach continues to be in contradiction with itself at the plate, the defense has been bad this year, and the team finally has a backup who can take his place.

It’s not to claim that Jose Caballero is a player without faults, but his warts as a player are far easier to mask than Volpe’s, and Aaron Boone cannot keep putting his team’s chances in the hands of their former top prospect.

Jose Caballero Needs to Be the Yankees’ Primary Shortstop

This has been a nightmare season for Anthony Vo

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