After Retirement of Derek Jeter, Yankees still does not find stability in the campocorto

About twenty players have taken the pitch by the Yankees in the short stops in ten years since the withdrawal of the legendary captain.

Derek Jeter He retired after the 2014 season and since then, the New York Yankees They have seen how Torpedo’s position has become a enter and get out of figures, as if they were to put patches to contain a water leak, without being able to find a successor, with all of the law to “The Captain”

Despite having five awards Gold gloveif measured to Jeter Under the modern defensive metrics, the campocorto was not elite in his position, however, if he provided stability to the team for 20 seasons in one of the most demanding positions at the defensive level. While Jeter He remained active, was the campocorto of the Yankeesalthough they acquired who at one time was considered the best torpedo of the Major Leagues, Alex Rodríguez.

However, history has been a completely different from 2015 to date. Over 10 years, Yankees They have had multiple men in the position of the short stops, without any could have been established as the campocorto of the future for the whole, either because of their performance on the pitch, with the bat or for the injuries.

In total, after having a single campocort for 20 years with Jeterthe Yankees They have placed 19 different players in the position in just ten years, finding stability for brief periods with players such as Didi Gregorius Or since last year with Anthony Volpe, but both, like many others, became the target of criticism by the press and fans, when their performance could not be compared to the huge shadow that is Derek Jeter.

Since 2015 to date, they have played at least one game in the campocorto for the Yankees: Didi Gregorius, Gleyber Torres, Starlin Castro, Oswaldo Cabreza, Oswald Peraza, Gio Urshela, Tyler Wade, Troy Tulowitski, Ronald Torreyes, Andre Velásquez, Stephen Drew, Marwin González, Brendan Ryan, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Adeiny Dischaverria, Thairo Estra, Jordy Mercer, Pete Kozma And the most recent member of the club, Anthony Volpe.

The case of Gregorius It was an interesting one, since this was the direct successor of Jeter And he lasted five seasons with the team, including three (between 2016 and 2018) in which it was extremely good in all facets of the game. However, health issues began to affect it and by 2020 he went to Philadelphia Philliesteam with which he played until 2022.

Towers It was another complex situation, since after two first seasons in which he worked primarily as the second base of the team, between 2019 and 2021 was the main torpedo of the Yankees. With the team he played 252 games and defensively, as well as offensively, the results were not there.

Probably the case of Tulowitski Be one of the most striking, since after two years out of baseball, the Yankees They decided to give the 34 -year -old veteran a chance, but their health status did not contribute and only operated in five games with the organization.

Cabrera and Peraza They remain in the organization in different roles, so the responsibility of the position fell on Volpewho has been seen by many as “The true successor“From Jeter.

Let’s say at least in durability, that has been true, since in its first two seasons in MLB, Volpe He has reached at least 159 games and less that some health happens to take action, everything indicates that this year is on the same path (he has 101 games at the time of writing this article).

At the offensive level, there is no resemblance. Volpe It has been abysmal with the bat, accumulating an average batting of barely .224 in 1,538 official shifts, with PAHOs of .667, 4 quadrangular and 174 towed races, while holding an OPS+ of 90. As a comparison, in its first 3 years as the owner, Jeter He hit .309 with PAHO of .813, 39 homers and 232 towed between 1996 and 1998 (the 15 games they played in 1995 were not taken into account, when he debuted).

Said all this, there will never be another Derek Jeter. The historical value of ‘Captain‘, probably exceed everyone who is placed in position, at least during the predictable future. Comparing that figure with all those who have arrived later, is unfair and otherwise, unequal. However, it is still true that after the exit of Jeterthe Yankees There have been a lot of work to be able to have someone who gives stability to the position of Campocorto.

At least for the moment and as already happened with 18 other players before him, nothing looks to indicate that Anthony Volpe It will be that expected successor.