This is a secondary headache with streaks.
The good news for the Yankees, their first household in the books, is that Gary Sanchez has shown some signs of life, the biggest risk of the toy out of season as if it could be saved.
The bad news? Another winter risk – a smaller one, appeared at that time – left quite a lot.
Gleyber Torres ’10th-half throwing error did not lead directly to the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Yolks on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium as the game ended in the 11th. However, the second The official shortstop mistake of the year, in addition to two other memorable unofficial mistakes, highlighted the Yankees’ first loss to the Orioles at home on May 15, 2019, ending a 12-game winning streak against these guys. in the Bronx.
And he stepped up his examination of the fourth-year player, who arrived in the major leagues as a second baseman and struggled to move on to Didi Gregorius’ successor shortly after, even though he played there as well as in Venezuela. If it is obviously too early to ask about a change in the crucial position, it is late enough to notice the problem here.
“He has all the skills to go there and do that,” manager Aaron Boone said of Torres after the game. “When he makes a profile mistake, he has to get over it. … He has all the necessary equipment to work through it, through unevenness and he is confident that he has the necessary equipment to go through it. ”
Although, obviously, Boone is not against turning in favor of a player (he opined before the game that Ryan Mountcastle of Baltimore should have been called on Tuesday in a new play, when Torres took too long to execute, giving Mountcastle a single field.), he offered no alibis for Torres’ game-changing relay.
Chad Green recorded two outs, allowing Anthony Santander, an extra-half runner, to advance only from the second to the third, when O’s catcher, Pedro Severino, hit a light field at Torres. With plenty of time to get Severino slow, Torres fired an absolutely terrible throw, which Jay Bruce, the first baseman, could not do, allowing Santander to cut at home. Those who remained in the announced crowd of 10,254 let Torres have it with a torrent of boos.
“He made a very hard throw there for Jay,” Boone said. “It needs to be more targeted.”
Kyle Higashioka gave Tyler Wade a quick hug as he left the field. However, when Green offered a single single-out to beat Chance Sisco in the 11th, scoring Rio Ruiz from third base, the spotlight turned on Torres.
He sat on the deck at the bottom of the half, while Santander caught DJ LeMahieu’s line to the right field and caught a mark on Gio Urshela at home, leaving Urshela disoriented, and Yankees fans hoping that the sending questionable will not cause harm. Boone said Urshela was fine with a “damn neck,” and that seems like a good time to mention that Aaron Judge, who is prone to injury, was unavailable and is doubtful for Friday because of the pain on his left side.
Sanchez had a strong night, contributing to a walk, single and double and managing his tasks behind the plate without controversy. He returns to Florida, wearing a .278 / .350 / .667 slash line.
Torres contributed one walk and one to raise his line to .250 / .333 / .292, far below what was expected of him. His brand, after all, requires him to overcome his mistakes with the glove.
For now, the Yankees have little to do but support their youngest player and I hope their faith will pay dividends. That even if Ozzie Smith will never be there, he will greatly reduce his mental mistakes. They made their bed with him at the premium place.
It’s a headache for now. It’s not incurable, for sure. One, however, that the Yankees hoped to avoid before playing so much a road game.