Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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66/100
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The glaring Ryan McMahon playoff problem has the Yankees set to once again expand Anthony Volpe’s defensive repertoire.
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Yankees → glare → repertoire
Volpe, now at second base after transitioning from shortstop, will “probably” play third base in the team’s final five games, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told Talkin’ Yanks.
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Boone → transition → Yanks
team is not planning to do so with Jazz Chisholm, although Boone caveated that statement with a “we’ll see” during his usual midweek interview with the podcast.
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we → plan → podcast
The Yankees have six days before they likely welcome the Red Sox — or the AL Central runner-up — to The Bronx for a second straight AL wild-card series and they will use this time to figure out roster construction.
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they → have → construction
Boone said after the Rays clinched the AL East on Tuesday in the nightcap of the doubleheader that he would consider experimenting with players at certain positions.
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he → say → positions
The glaring roster question centers on third base.
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question → center → base
McMahon has become virtually unplayable due to his shaky defense as of late and horrific offense.
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McMahon → become → defense
The veteran is hitting just .143 in 15 games since returning from the injured list, going 6-for-42 with one extra-base hit and a .217 on-base percentage.
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veteran → hit → base
Against a Boston team filled with lefties, McMahon, who owns a .518 OPS against southpaws this year, becomes an easy fade.
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who → fill → southpaws
The question is where the Yankees would turn and they have Amed Rosario and Jose Caballero as potential options, although there are flaws with both.
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they → turn → both
Rosario is a bad defender this year and has not hit lefties like usual, with just a .599 OPS, and Caballero can be rather streaky offensively.
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Caballero → hit → OPS
Volpe has tallied just a .695 OPS in 11 games since being recalled, which doesn’t scream must-start, but his righty bat could be needed against potential southpaws.
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bat → tally → southpaws
He also has handled second base rather well since shifting to the position earlier this month with rookie George Lombard Jr. handling shortstop.
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Jr. → handle → shortstop
Boone added that Lombard will remain at shortstop amid these possible changes.
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Lombard → add → changes
The complicating factor about Volpe’s postseason role is whether the Yankees trust Chisholm — who is slashing .221/.268/.386 versus lefties — against a southpaw in a three-game series.
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who → complicate → series
If Chisholm is starting, the only other starting route would be third base.
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route → start → ?
Seeing how Volpe can handle third base opens up the possibility of starting at the hot corner — although that would appear a long shot since he would have, at most, five major-league games at the position before the postseason starts — or potentially entering or shifting in the late innings.
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postseason → see → innings
Volpe being able to handle the position could allow the Yankees to optimize their roster in a better fashion in the late innings, with one potential example being a game in which Rosario starts.
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Rosario → handle → which
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