Yankees latest news and rumors | Joey Gallo criticizes defensive strategies in the MLB, Trey Sweeney and more

The outfielder of the New York YankeesJoey Gallo, batted just .199 in the 2021 season in MLB And they have a theory as to why he’s had so much trouble with his offense.

“I understand defensive strategies,” he said. Rooster about special defensive formations. “I am not 100% against it. But I think at some point, you have to fix the game a little bit. I don’t understand how I’m supposed to hit a double or a triple when I’ve got six guys standing in the outfield.”

“I think the no outfield infielder rule would be huge for the league. At the end of the day, I think extra-base hits are important. And the lanes to the outfield should be hits.” Rooster.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman lost a potential shortstop option when Texas Rangers prospect Josh Jung underwent surgery to repair his left shoulder.

Jung will be out for six months, which means Isiah Kiner-Falefa will likely regain the third base job. The infielder had been considered a possible trade target for New York in its search for a shortstop.

Yankees prospect Trey Sweeney knows he has a big hurdle ahead of him to be the Bronx’s shortstop of the future. Two of the team’s top three prospects are shortstops, the position he plays.

Due to his characteristics, Sweeney will probably be moved to third base, although he pays no attention to the rumors and continues to work on his left-handed swing and improving his defense.

“I’d like to stay at shortstop as long as possible, but if changing positions were the case, I wouldn’t mind,” Sweeney told nj.com at the Yankees’ minor league minicamp. “Those things don’t bother or affect me at all.”