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Inbox: Will a change come at third base?
- Updated: April 28, 2016
Is there any talk of improving at third base for the Yankees? Chase Headley is batting .148. — Craig T., Utah
There have been calls for Joe Girardi to ride the hot hand and offer more at-bats to Ronald Torreyes, who came out of nowhere to win a utility job in the spring and will enjoy this off-day in Boston batting a robust .400. While Girardi has shown some willingness to play Torreyes, that’s probably not a permanent solution.
Headley has been frustrated by his slow start, but the Yankees would point to bad luck as one of the underlying reasons — something that’s not exactly foreign to the rest of the hitters in the order, as we’re sure you’ve noticed. Headley’s line-drive percentage has improved since the beginning of the month, and his batting average on balls in play is an alarming .190; it was .317 last year. While those balls still aren’t finding grass regularly enough, there’s reason to believe that it should begin to even out at some point.
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If not, then that’s a topic better revisited more than four weeks into the season. Having made a large financial commitment to Headley based partially upon his work ethic (overlooked in the offensive problems is that, with the help of Joe Espada, Headley’s defense seems to have improved nicely), the Yanks have to trust that the veteran will find a way to get on track.
Is Aroldis Chapman really going to become the closer with Andrew Miller so dominant? — Cristiano P., via Twitter
That’s what they say, and May 9 is going to be here before you know it. Chapman’s 30-game suspension has nearly peeled off the calendar, and the Yankees really haven’t missed a beat in the bullpen, at least as far as the late-inning mix goes.
Here comes @a_miller48! #LetsGoYankees pic.twitter.com/SyUKApFPWi
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 26, 2016
Here comes @a_miller48! #LetsGoYankees pic.twitter.com/SyUKApFPWi
Their reasoning for Chapman handling the ninth inning is largely based upon comfort. Chapman has done it for a considerable amount of time and is accustomed to the job, while both Miller and …
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