The Yankees are not wasting any time getting a look at their top prospect this spring.
will be among the minor leaguers joining the Yankees for their Grapefruit League opener on Friday in Bradenton, Fla., against the Pirates. Manager Aaron Boone will be bringing his new starting shortstop, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, along with Gleyber Torres, Luke Voit and Joey Gallo, among others. But Volpe will get a chance to relieve Kiner-Falefa after a few innings and begin to show off the potential the Yankees have been raving about.
Boone said the Yankees considered bringing Volpe to major league camp this spring as a non-roster invitee — he is not yet on the 40-man roster — but the lockout threw off those plans. Because minor league camp began ahead of major league camp, the Yankees thought inviting him to big league camp would slow him down.Still, Boone said the 20-year-old Volpe would be with the Yankees “a good bit” for their Grapefruit League schedule so they can get an up-close look at their 2019 first-round pick.
While Volpe’s “presence and makeup” have stood out to Boone, the manager will begin to get a better look at the New Jersey product’s game on Friday.