Tuesday, October 13, 2026

HOW ABOUT WE BRING BACK GLEYBER?


The Yankees MUST bring back Gleyber Torres. Put him at second base, let Jazz Chisholm leave and find a new home for Anthony Volpe. I think it’s a brilliant idea. And yes, Brian Cashman, you’re allowed to make one of those without first shopping for an injured pitcher.

Enough already. I want Gleyber back in pinstripes.

Now, I remember the mistakes. Please don’t send me a seventeen-minute video of every ball he booted. I watched them live. Some of those games aged me in dog years.

Gleyber could drive you crazy. You’d cheer his double, then watch him do something on the bases that made you wonder whether his controller had disconnected.

But I liked the player. I still do. And I believe bringing him back to play second base would be a smart move for a team that needs to rethink its infield.

Jazz? Talented guy. Plenty of ability. But I’m ready to turn the page. The Yankees need to decide what they want from that position, and my vote is Gleyber with a glove, a bat and a clearly marked parking space.

Volpe can go, too. Find a trade. Give him a fresh start somewhere else. Being a Yankees prospect should earn you an opportunity, not a deed to the property.

We’ve spent enough time waiting for the organization’s plans to come together. At some point, fans are allowed to ask whether the cake is ever coming out of the oven.

Cashman would probably tell us it needs another three years and a waiver claim.

Here’s what appeals to me about Gleyber: we know him. We know the good, we know the frustrating, and we know he understands what comes with playing in the Bronx. He wouldn’t need an orientation explaining that a Tuesday groundout can become a Wednesday radio segment.

And there’s something refreshing about the Yankees admitting they might want a player back. Imagine that meeting.

“Brian, perhaps we should reconsider.”

Security would be there in seconds.

But reconsidering is part of running a baseball team. You’re supposed to evaluate the roster, recognize what isn’t working and make changes. You don’t get bonus wins for remaining loyal to your own PowerPoint.

Bring Gleyber back and make him the second baseman. Give him clear expectations and hold him to them.

Nobody is asking for a lifetime contract or a monument. We’re asking for a reunion that I believe could make this team better—and would certainly make me interested in watching that infield again.

Let Jazz walk. Trade Volpe. Bring back Gleyber.

And if it works, Brian, you can tell everybody it was your idea.

We know how much you enjoy that.



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