Michael Kay has heard from multiple people that the Yankees asked Anthony Volpe to play some second base in the minors and Volpe said "no, I'm a shortstop" (via ESPN New York)

Michael Kay says he's now heard that there's no truth to this

@ESPNNewYork Volpe is an organizational failure. He was the feel good story, the childhood Yankee fan that grew up to play Shortstop for his hometown team. The front office is holding on to that and they won't let go. The Yankees won't admit they were wrong.

@ESPNNewYork If this is true, get him tf outta here. Everyone is out here bending over backwards playing out of position to cover gaps and he won’t even shift to 2B where his arm would play better anyway

@ESPNNewYork When Gleyber said this he was gone the next season 😂

@ESPNNewYork This should be enough to trade him away. Fuck him.

@ESPNNewYork being replaceable and inflexible is a wild strategy let’s see how this one plays

@ESPNNewYork Trade this prick. He’ll never be able to succeed Derek Jeter. Who the fuck does he think he is? .@Volpe_Anthony, get your ass to second base before you absolutely ruin your career. you have done absolutely nothing to earn that sense of entitlement, you little b*tch.

@ESPNNewYork Why don’t they just send him down and tell him he’s playing second?

@ESPNNewYork Who’s gonna tell Anthony Volpe he’s not a SS

@ESPNNewYork The Yankee response should be “ you’re not a Yankee anymore “

@ESPNNewYork Let him be a shortstop elsewhere

@ESPNNewYork Well it’s time to get his ass up outta there then…

@ESPNNewYork Can I tell my employer what my role at the company is? In this even reality? 🤣

@YankeesMIKE2408 @ESPNNewYork Might be worth deleting tbh

@ESPNNewYork Word is that Volpe was an absolute diva in Somerset, he was the next big thing, his dad was in the front row every game, he was treated like royalty and acted it

The whole organization needs turnover. It appears we can only develop pitching and defensive catchers. All other development is out the window, it’s pathetic. With the exception of Ben Rice. Everyone else has played significantly worse than their projection was way back when as a prospect. Dominguez, Volpe, Wells, Peraza, Pereira, Jones, etc useless.

@ESPNNewYork Good, this is a result of him being coddled from jump, had he been benched or moved earlier they wouldn’t be in this situation lol… Now they gotta deal with this shit show

@ESPNNewYork That throwing arm says otherwise

@ESPNNewYork If he’s a shortstop, then he should be in the minors if he is going to be affiliated with the Yankees

@ESPNNewYork You’ve got to put up numbers like Jeter to be treated like Jeter. Remember how long Gleyber lasted after he told the Yankees he didn’t want to play short? And Devers telling Boston he’s a 3B? The writing is on the wall for this kid… As @RealMichaelKay is fond of saying:

@YankeesMIKE2408 @ESPNNewYork Get this fucking pussy off my baseball team

@ESPNNewYork I thought Delbarton only let smart kids in?

@ESPNNewYork Yankees should’ve responded by telling him he can play shortstop in Scranton

@ESPNNewYork His manager calls him “elite.” Is it really a surprise he views himself this way? This is a guy who should be in the minor league, thinking like he’s Jalen Brunson. Not that it’s a bad mindset, but he doesn’t have the talent to back it up

@ESPNNewYork Lmfao talk about timing with this meme for TRASHIN YANKS AND THEIR DESPICABLE HATING HYPOCRITE FOLLOWERS

@ESPNNewYork Put Mac the man on 3rd! Volpe on SS, cabby on 2nd! rice on 1st!/goldy! jazz on the bench? Or toilet !belli in centre! Schewman left judge/R? Wells/Sanchez C! Stay there Trust the consistency! Rosierio CHEERLEADER/skin flute!

@ESPNNewYork name the sources.

@ESPNNewYork The guy has a .230 average in his career acting like hes a superstar lol

@ESPNNewYork Volpe Hate Syndrome is so real😂 Look at all these likes, retweets, and comments this post got and it turned out to be FAKE NEWS😭😭😭😭

@ESPNNewYork @anthony14424562 💯

@ESPNNewYork The longer things go on with Cashman—the worse it gets. The @Yankees are becoming a joke in baseball. Get rid of the problem and being a real baseball guy. Cashman ain’t it.

@ESPNNewYork But raffy gets traded for the same reason the only difference was production rate

@ESPNNewYork Not true !!!

@ESPNNewYork Oh yeah Volpe just has so much pull that he absolutely refused..and now we’re stuck with him at SS like he’s the Yankee shot caller. The lengths people go to justify their own delusion is laughable

@ESPNNewYork @kaymg0