{"id":47150,"date":"2025-04-06T21:12:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=47150"},"modified":"2025-04-06T21:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:50:06","slug":"yankees-breakout-infielder-speaks-out-on-potential-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=47150","title":{"rendered":"Yankees&#8217; Breakout Infielder Speaks Out on Potential Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208223053.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208223053.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208223053.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208223053.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees' Breakout Infielder Speaks Out on Potential Contract Extension\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe addressed potentially signing a contract extension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shortstop Anthony Volpe is under team control with the New York Yankees through the 2028 season. But with contract extensions a major talking point during the first week and a half of the MLB season, the conversation about whether the Yankees should offer Volpe a contract extension has begun.<\/p>\n<p>Volpe, himself, weighed in on the topic. But overall, the shortstop, who is off to a terrific start in 2025, isn\u2019t focused on the distant future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anything like that happens, we\u2019ll cross that bridge when it comes,\u201d Volpe told the media, via northjersey.com\u2019s Pete Caldera.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of an extension, Volpe told Caldera that he has his eyes set on \u201cDoing what I can to be the type of player\u201d that the Yankees need every day.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s worked out well through eight games. The Yankees have begun 2025 with a 6-2 record with their shortstop experiencing a strong offensive start to the campaign.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Anthony Volpe Set to Experience Breakout 2025?<\/h2>\n<p>Several young stars signed contract extensions in baseball this past week. But the other main reason why Volpe extension talks have surface is because of his strong beginning to the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Entering play Sunday, Volpe had a hit in seven of New York\u2019s eight games. In the first two games of the series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, Volpe went 5-for-9 with three doubles, four RBI and two runs.<\/p>\n<p>Volpe has also already hit four home runs.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old is experiencing this success while using the torpedo bat. But Yankees manager Aaron Boone argued Volpe\u2019s offensive breakout began well before he started using the new kind of lumber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt the playoffs was coming out party for him offensively,\u2019\u2019 Boone told Caldera. \u201cHe carried that work into the offseason\u2026as far as just honing his craft, honing his swing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Volpe hit .286 with an .815 OPS during the 2024 postseason overall. He posted a .250 batting average in the World Series but went 4-for-9 (.444) with a home run and two doubles during the final two games.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 regular season, Volpe slashed .243\/.293\/.364 with 46 extra-base hits, including 12 home runs in 160 games.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Yankees Should Consider Volpe Extension<\/h2>\n<p>Caldera mentioned that the Yankees aren\u2019t typically a team that signs young stars to early extensions because they have so much spending power. With that power, the team can wait to ensure they are making a sound investment.<\/p>\n<p>But Caldera argued Volpe has already proven to be durable and a very positive dugout influence. If his strong start continues, Volpe will have improved in two other key areas \u2014 on-base percentage and power.<\/p>\n<p>Volpe hit 21 homers as a rookie in 2023. Although he continued to hit doubles and triple last season, Volpe didn\u2019t clobber as many home runs.<\/p>\n<p>If the Yankees extend Volpe sometime this season, they could avoid three years of arbitration cases. It might not initially cost the team that much to extend Volpe either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Yanks ever come around to the idea, maybe there\u2019s deferred money on the front end, with less impact on near-term payrolls,\u201d wrote Caldera.<\/p>\n<p>Volpe has already proven himself in the field as well. As a rookie, he won the American League Gold Glove award at shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Holcomb is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. 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