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BOSTON — Just as Gleyber Torres has finally begun to hit, the Yankees are not going to ask him to move positions — at least not yet.
In the wake of the Yankees acquiring Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has mostly played second base and center field as a big-leaguer, manager Aaron Boone spoke with Torres about getting some work in at third base.
But that came with some reluctance, and the Yankees are expected to give Chisholm the first shot of playing the hot corner.
“I’m a little reluctant to do that right now, but I will probably have Gleyber work over there a little bit just on different days, just to try to see and let it shake out naturally what makes the most sense,” Boone said Sunday before the series finale at Fenway Park.
“I think Gleyber wants to stay at second base, understandably. But I think he’ll be open to doing some work over there and take ground-ball days, just getting a little bit of work, get a little bit of feel.”
Torres last played third base in 2018 at Triple-A.
It’s possible Chisholm, under team control through 2026, could move back to second base after Torres becomes a free agent.
For now, the Yankees’ most important development with Torres is that he has started to look more like himself at the plate recently after a brutal start to his walk year.
After hitting a two-run double in the 10th inning of Saturday’s 11-8 win, he entered Sunday batting .316 with a .869 OPS over his last 20 games.
Giancarlo Stanton remains on track to be activated off the injured list Monday in Philadelphia after missing five weeks with a hamstring strain.
The biggest question is how the Yankees will open up a roster spot for him.
They sent J.D. Davis packing on Sunday, designating him for assignment to make room for Chisholm on the active roster.
Barring other moves, that leaves Jahmai Jones, Oswaldo Cabrera, Ben Rice or DJ LeMahieu as the possible roster casualties.
Jones has not had much of a role on the field, but the Yankees could keep as much roster flexibility as possible by optioning Cabrera or Rice, despite their contributions offensively.
LeMahieu has struggled the most, but he still has two years and $30 million left on his contract after this season, making it a costly option.
But with Chisholm expected to get action at third base and Rice hitting better at first base, the veteran LeMahieu could be relegated to a bench role.
“The bottom line is DJ has been a great player and still very much in the mix at all the infield spots,” Boone said. “We’ll see how it shakes out.”
The Yankees had acquired Davis last month to hit left-handed pitching after he was DFA’d by the A’s, but he never got settled.
He spent time on the injured list because of a stomach flu and played just seven games, batting 2-for-19 (.105) with a .385 OPS.
Matt Blake rejoined the Yankees on Sunday after being away from the team the last three games for the birth of his first child, a baby girl.
