Shaun Called the Yankees’ George Lombard Jr. Ploy Perfectly

Shaun Morash gets his flowers after perfectly predicting that the Yankees would call up George Lombard Jr. immediately after an underwhelming trade deadline to calm an angry fan base. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber revisit the prediction and debate whether there was ever a legitimate baseball reason to keep Lombard in the minors.

The conversation then turns to Anthony Volpe, who is being sent down and will begin playing second base as his future with the Yankees becomes increasingly uncertain. Evan, Tiki and Shaun examine how the organization handled Volpe and Jason Dominguez, whether the Yankees failed to develop their prized prospects, and why Brian Cashman’s refusal to use Ben Rice regularly at catcher only makes the roster situation more confusing.