After 113 games, should the Yankees change shortstop?

The Yankees may bring up George Lombard, Jr. He has never played a MLB game. His primary position is shortstop.

The Yankees currently have two shortstop:

Jose Caballero: 344 PA, WAR 2.0 oWAR 1.0, dWAR 1.3 OPS+ 90

Anthony Volpe: 194 PA, WAR 1.1, oWAR 0.7, dWAR 0.7, OPS+ 82

Volpe played his first game this season May 13. Yankee game 44. He had been injured.

Remember, Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is a total, so the more you play, the higher it probably will be.

Other MLB SS in 2026:

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/J8SVb

For single seasons, in 2026, At least 300 Plate Appearances, Played at least 75% of games at SS, in the regular season, requiring Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= 0 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 0 and Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -9, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Caballero does not appear because he did not play 75% of his games at SS: started 60 games at SS.

Volpe did not have 300 PA.

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	CS
1	Otto Lopez	5.3	4.7	1.3	133	2026	27	MIA	NL	109	472	436	68	9	51	23	4
2	Bobby Witt Jr.	4.8	4.1	1.3	126	2026	26	KCR	AL	94	414	369	51	13	39	30	5
3	CJ Abrams	4.3	5.0	0.0	151	2026	25	WSN	NL	109	466	408	69	28	85	19	5
4	Geraldo Perdomo	3.5	2.7	1.5	100	2026	26	ARI	NL	108	468	385	54	9	41	17	9
5	Elly De La Cruz	3.4	3.8	0.1	132	2026	24	CIN	NL	92	414	366	62	18	50	20	6
6	Zach Neto	2.6	2.5	0.8	111	2026	25	LAA	AL	109	488	430	73	19	47	14	10
7	Dansby Swanson	2.5	2.1	1.0	88	2026	32	CHC	NL	107	414	367	68	16	61	15	0
8	Taylor Walls	2.4	0.7	2.2	66	2026	29	TBR	AL	89	305	260	38	0	21	15	3
9	Brayan Rocchio	2.2	2.2	0.7	98	2026	25	CLE	AL	110	427	384	43	9	50	15	5
10	Masyn Winn	1.9	1.6	0.9	84	2026	24	STL	NL	104	425	373	42	4	45	8	2
11	Colson Montgomery	1.9	2.3	0.2	106	2026	24	CHW	AL	105	442	396	51	25	63	1	1
12	Willy Adames	1.8	1.7	0.7	95	2026	30	SFG	NL	107	449	415	57	18	47	4	2
13	Mookie Betts	1.6	0.9	1.2	88	2026	33	LAD	NL	75	318	293	42	13	36	1	2
14	Xander Bogaerts	1.3	1.6	0.4	79	2026	33	SDP	NL	106	425	368	46	9	40	15	1
15	Gunnar Henderson	1.3	1.7	0.2	93	2026	25	BAL	AL	111	506	457	63	18	47	8	4
16	Jacob Wilson	0.7	1.3	-0.2	91	2026	24	ATH	AL	71	304	288	33	7	34	4	0
17	Andrés Giménez	0.5	0.3	0.7	71	2026	27	TOR	AL	106	354	327	28	7	41	13	2
18	Trea Turner	0.3	1.7	-0.7	87	2026	33	PHI	NL	109	482	448	75	16	43	17	3

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Generated 8/3/2026.

It's unrealistic to expect George Lombard to come up during a pennant race and displace two veteran SS. How many non pitchers have done something like that?