Gleyber Torres, the second baseman for the New York Yankees, isn’t overly excited about the prospect of switching positions.
There might be a stalemate at second base after the Yankees made a bold effort to acquire Jazz Chisholm before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Either Torres or Chisholm will probably go to third base until another transaction is made to get an everyday player.
Regarding that possible shift, Torres offered no reassuring answer.
Torres declared, “I don’t like it,” following Sunday night’s 8-2 victory. I play second base. I take the back seat.
Torres did say that “everything is on the table” and that he would be prepared for anything if the Yankees needed him to play third base.
But a player’s attitude toward changing positions can have a big impact on whether or not they are effective at it, particularly in the middle of the season. It is much harder for Torres to make noticeable progress if he is going to be hesitant to proceed even after a decision has been reached.
After making a mistake in the ninth inning on Sunday night, Torres now has 13 mistakes, which leads all MLB second basemen. Since his rookie season in 2018, Torres has also led all second basemen in errors committed, totaling 57.
The Yankees’ defensive situation has been somewhat complicated by the addition of Chisholm. Putting the team’s regular centerfielder, Aaron Judge, in there is perhaps not the best idea. However, the Yankees captain will probably spend more half-days at DH now that Chisholm is here.
