So... just wondering... did the Yankees ever solve those infield issues?

As we wait happily on Cody Bellinger, I got to wondering about that blinking Strobe Siren Panic Alarm Button on the left side of our infield. Damn, it's been blinking for about a year now. Must be broken, right? No sweat. The Yankees should unplug the modem, wait 30 seconds, then plug everything back in. That'll fix it. Right? 

In case you forgot - or somehow erased the memory - for the first four months of 2025, the Yankee 3B position was classified as a TOXIC WASTE ZONE. On July 31, we traded for Ryan McMahon, who made the position - well - still a TOXIC WASTE ZONE.

McMahon fields 3B quite well. Let's give him that. But offensively, he ranks 14th out of 24 at his position. 

More concerning: McMahon fanned 189 times last year - 7th highest in all of MLB. Most of those above him - Schwarber, Suarez, Devers, Arozarena - posed enough productivity to justify the strikeouts. McMahon didn't.  

Then there is SS. Rest easy: I won't supply a chart. That's because Anthony Volpe ranks so low at his position - 21st of the top 24 - that the names won't fit on one page. 

There is talk of Jose Caballero and Oswaldo Cabrera saving the day. It would be nice. Both seem destined to be utility players, or fill-ins until - gulp - Volpe returns, sometime in May. Apparently, the Yankees will go with Volpe for another season, or until George Lombard Jr. is ready. If he's ever ready. 

Look, it's probably just a faulty connection, like when the RED engine light goes on in your Dodge Dart. Don't worry. Things will fix themselves. Oh, and then there is that blinking light on pitching... Not to worry. Must be a mistake.