AARON BOONE’s Game 1 Yankees line-up decisions loaded with wildcard bonuses

Only two Yankees ended the season with a higher slugging percentage than Ben Rice: Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.

Nevertheless, it is expected that the Lefty-Swinging rice will be on the couch to start Game 1 of the Yankees Wild-Card series against the Red Sox on Tuesday, where Boston throws left-handed Garrett Crochet.

These are the decisions that Aaron Boone and the rest of the brain confidence of the organization considered Monday, the eve of the best-of-three series.

Instead of the Lefty rice on first base or behind the plate, Boone said that colleague left-handed Swinger Austin Wells Max Fried would catch, with the right-handed Paul Goldschmidt in the beginning that Goldschmidt was only 2-out-15 with five strikeouts when watching hook.

Boone did not reveal much differently about Tuesday’s line, but noted that Wells worked well with Fried and has been improved lately.

“I think Wells is really good there [at catcher] And he has been really good with Fried, “said Boone about Wells, who caught 27 from Fried’s 32 Starts, with Rice effective him for the first time – effectively on Wednesday. “[Wells] The bat is also really good in the piece here. “

Rice is also only 1-out-8 against hooks, while Wells is 2-out-9, both hits for extra bases.

And that is far from the only decision that the Yankees should make for the opener.

Weigh Ryan McMahon and his fantastic version at the third base-with Fried on the Mound-grinder than to weigh that he has struggled offensively and is Leyty while right-handed Rosario 6-out-9 is against hooks with a few extra-base?

Boone said Monday that Jazz Chisholm Jr. “should be good for Tuesday” after he was drilled by a throw in his left forearm on Saturday.

Nevertheless, Crochet held the Lefty Chisholm Hitless in four bits and beaten three times, so maybe Rosario, where he has been defensive on average, fits in third place.

A possible replacement in the Infield, José Caballero, is 0-out-7 with five strikeouts versus hooks.

That means that Anthony Volpe, who has taken so much of the season in the pocket of both attack and defense, will be at Shortstop after he has recovered the starting role after he had received a cortisone shot in his ailing left shoulder.

It was also important that Fried had ground balls at the eighth highest speed of every starting pitcher this season, which means that Infield defense will be a premium on Tuesday.

“It is clear that Max is on the hill factors,” said Boone. “So we still weigh it.”

Van Caballero and Rosario, both additives of the most important trade theadline, said BOONE that they could be in the game [Tuesday.] … they have been really good rolling players here since we got them and we expect to continue to play an important role. “

The manager noted that Boston also has ‘left in the pen’ that can offer opportunities from the bank.

But these are the decisions that teams have to make in a short series in which one competition could change the outcome of a season.