TAMPA — With pitchers and catchers reporting to Yankees camp on Monday and Aaron Boone within the last yr of his contract, the supervisor stated that the subject of an extension has been mentioned.
“Nothing’s happened yet,” the 51-year-old stated. “I know there have been some talks around that. That’ll handle itself and work itself out. The reality is I’m so fired up to be here today and to get to work for this organization and for [Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner] that hopefully something does work out. There’s no other place I’d rather be, and no other team I’d rather be doing it with. So we’ll see how that stuff plays out. But we at least have had some talks.”
That’s no shock, as Steinbrenner just lately stated such talks had been in his plans after Boone took the Yankees to the World Sequence for the primary time in his managerial profession final season. Boone had a group possibility for the 2025 season picked up shortly thereafter.
“We will be talking with him in the days and weeks to come,” Steinbrenner informed the YES Community in late January.
The 2025 season will mark Boone’s eighth season on the helm. Whereas the skipper has obtained criticism from followers all through his time with the Yankees, he’s taken the group to the playoffs in all however one season, 2023, and is the seventh-winningest supervisor in franchise historical past with a 603-429 document.
Boone additionally has sturdy assist within the Yankees’ clubhouse, significantly from Aaron Choose and different vets.
Cousins, Clayton Catching Up
Boone stated that physicals didn’t reveal any new accidents on Tuesday, however righty reliever Jake Cousins got here into camp with a forearm pressure that might jeopardize his availability for Opening Day.
The 2024 breakout pitcher is a number of weeks right into a 3-4-week interval of no throwing, per Boone. The hope is that he’ll begin throwing subsequent week or the next week.
Clayton Beeter, in the meantime, handled a shoulder difficulty over the winter. That has put him a bit behind in his buildup development, however Beeter, one other right-handed aid possibility, has already begun throwing off a mound.
Who’s Batting First?
When requested who his leadoff hitter shall be, Boone replied, “I don’t know.”
The query has no clear reply in the mean time, with Boone including that he might see six or seven names within the position. Boone additionally stated his leadoff hitter might change based mostly on matchups.
“Hopefully, it smacks us over the head and becomes very clear at some point,” he stated, “but I really don’t have someone in mind necessarily.”
Whereas Boone didn’t need to title any names, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe make sense as logical, if imperfect, choices.
