 Aaron Boone this is not a safe situation Aaron so what are you looking for with Chapman here? Just just another outing for him to build up he's he's he's throwing the ball really well he's had a good spring a really good progression just you know another outing here he'll have an off day and then go again on Wednesday so it'll go every other day right now but really like where he's at in his progression he came in in a great spot obviously you know we're talking about the split finger a lot which has become it's been a really good we feel like it's going to be a really good pitch for him and and it's a pitch that he's got a pretty good feel for so he'll face Reese Hoskins Hoskins is two for two I'm curious Aaron he has a fast ball and a change the split actually can act as a change will that shelf the change or just be a third pitch that he'll use no it's it's just that it's it's split change whatever you want to call it um you know pitch it pitch with some really cool uh it's just so it's fast slider split do you think he has a confidence in throwing in the ninth inning I do yeah it's something that he started messing with a little bit late last season and then actually used it in the postseason even it's it's a pitch that he I mean it profiles as a really effective pitch but it's also a pitch he's shown to have a really good feel for so um I think we're all including chappy very excited about it and and what it can do for him and it really as he moves through his career here's the two all three and oh booty the Yankee pitching in the spring has been great what pitcher has stood out for you what pitcher is pitching better than you thought um wow it's a great question because they all really we really have pitched really well um you know I think Domingo Herman the way he's looked um you know the way I put it I guess the lack of rust um he's really been sharp the stuff has been really good excellent command with all his pitches um it surprised me I thought there would be more rust to knock off and and he's he's been really impressive but I could go down the list I mean the way Garrett threw the ball yesterday way chap he's been throwing I feel good about our the way our bullpen's been throwing all our starters uh have been throwing the ball really well so encouraged by where they all are at this point in spring but uh you know we start to get we get to find out for real in another 10 days now of the six starters that we kind of assume we're battling for the fifth spot or the five spots coming into this game hour and 1.66e all right so somebody who was pitched very well this spring is not going to get into that rotation will that be a tough call for you to have is it going to be tough to have that conversation with that said pitcher yeah I mean sure of course but I would I would also say that you know look every year you're going to need to lean on typically more than five guys and and we think this year coming off a last year and you know with with some of the guys that we're gonna you know make sure we're protecting and taking care of and watching you know just how much they throw there's going to be you know six and seven and and beyond that that are going to make meaningful appearance for us and pitch meaningful innings for us and we really feel good about the depth of guys that we have and guys that we could turn to whether we go with the spot starter from time to time potentially insured a six guy at different points of the season so feel good about the the depth that we have right now and how they've looked to this point there's the O2 to Gregorius 1 and 2 let's talk about your starter today Ty only gave up his first run of the spring did he run out of gas or look like he got victimized by the shift the ball was hit just through the vacated hole what did you think I thought he was actually really sharp he just ran up he was on a 60 pitch count today so we got him out of there and actually worked out well because we were thinking about getting greeny two ups and he ends up going four outs which we wanted to do with them that allows Hoskins to go to second but I thought he was really sharp actually with all his pitches I thought he elevated his I thought he used his fastball at the top of his own effectively elevated some really good sliders I thought Hoskins for the RBI I thought really put together a good and bad when J-mo executed a lot of pitches and he just ends up beating up that you know that a chopper up the middle you know some soft serve on him but I thought overall he threw the ball really well again in kind of his build up one of the tough decisions I would think you're gonna have to make out is Bruce and talkman one doesn't have an option one's not on the 40 man roster so the guy that doesn't make the team you you might lose how close is that battle well and I think you can add Derek Dietrich to that mix I mean those you know those are those those two guys plus Dietrich really guys that have you know come in and been what we had hoped I guess you'd say you know since J Bruce played a lot of first base to go along with the outfield you know showing that versatility he looks healthy I feel like he's had quality at bats same could be said for Dietrich and and Mike talk but I feel like it's look good and really played well in the outfield sort of a couple balls out of the ballpark this spring so they've all I think done what we've hoped so so I guess in a way turning it into a difficult decision Albuni a lot has been made about Oshela shifting over a couple of days ago playing short now you know and I know he can play short so he played for Cleveland and he he can play you know he has such great hand as he said I can play second too but you have to have a reserve infielder am I right well yeah and you know obviously we're lucky to have you know Tyler Wade who's who's really good defensively and infield and can play all over and you know can play the outfield as well but yeah I mean it's about just trying to create a little bit of versatility you know you get in situations where maybe Geo needs to go over and play a day to spell Glaber or you got to fill in and for a couple innings here and there you know similar to to what DJ does you know DJ is going to play another game at third base here later this week we'll we'll mix them in at first we'll switch them over to first mid game that time Hoskins goes ball gets away from Sanchez so Hoskins is a third he's always saying that you you steal third base on the pitcher and boy that was a case right there look at Hoskins running and no one would have thrown or not that would be the ball under yeah we he got he got a walking lead there and he actually got us the other day when we were a little slow the mound steal in second so you know lost track of him a little bit there so runner at third yeah you bring the infield in tipped into the glove of Sanchez two and two now Tyler Wade is such a good defensive shortstop but in theory Aaron you would need him in a big way if Glaber got hurt but if you don't carry Wade and he has an option left the fact that Gio could play short in a pinch that gives you some maneuverability if that's the decision you make right well yeah I mean you're just trying to you know you know where guys have a particular skill set it might have been the spear right there huh yeah where guys have you know in particular where they have some you know some room with their with their skill set and certainly Gio we all know has great hands and plays so much shortstop really when he's shifted over anyway it's it's kind of easy for him to go over there so you know to create some versatility as much as we can like you know we're doing with we're trying to do with Bruce Dietrich plays a lot of positions obviously Wade DJ with his ability to go to third and first you know especially with rosters that are more you know more pitchers nowadays and you know only you know now as a 26 man we'll likely have a four man bench one of those being a catcher the more versatility you can create with guys just allows you gives you more options and a little more flexibility night in the night out one okay on Herrera you know we were talking about the Yankees in the the 50s where they actually had two backup catchers and they didn't carry 12 13 pitchers and there are some murmurs about maybe that baseball could limit the amount of pitchers that a team could carry so you could carry more position players would you be in favor of that or you want 15 pitchers no I'd be in favor of some kind of limit and I think I think baseball is moving that way I think they're keeping it open this year just with the extension of of COVID and things like that they're keeping that flexibility there but I think we're moving to where it's a more balanced roster thank you Aaron we appreciate your time all right guys see you soon