Unwilling Gleyber Torres claps back at Brian Cashman as Yankees bad blood simmers

Now with the Tigers, Gleyber Torres avoided taking too big of a bite into Yankees general manager Brian Cashman’s comments Thursday that he had been “unwilling” to shift to third base last season.“Still ? just turn ️,” Torres tweeted Thursday night.To understand this semi-beef requires a trip back to July when the Yankees acquired a second baseman, Jazz Chisholm Jr., when they already had a second baseman on the roster in Torres.Obviously, one of the two would have to shift their positions and Torres made it clear that he expected he would be the one to stay put.“Yeah, I’m a second baseman.I play second,” Torres said at the time.Torres added that he would be “ready for anything” and Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he believed the infielder would “be open” to a possible move, but Cashman had a different take Thursday.When addressing where Chisholm will play this upcoming season, the Yankees’ general manager said he wanted Torres to be the one that shifted positions.‘When I acquired Jazz, I acquired Jazz to be our second baseman and move Gleyber to third the rest of last year,” Cashman said on Yes Network.

“Boonie wanted to do it the other way.He moved Jazz to third after we got him and kept Gleyber at second because Gleyber didn’t want to move to third, he was unwilling.

Jazz would up getting baptized at a position he had never played, played it well enough and now gives us a little more flexibility entering the ’25 year.”The Yankees don’t have anyone of Torres’ caliber to compete with Chisholm Jr.at second base this year, but Cashman did not close the door on Chisholm Jr.

staying at third base.Internal options like DJ LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera, Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas all should be in the mix, although a trade — No.6 starter Marcus Stroman is available — could be made.Cashman said that the team could be “switching back and forth” at the hot corner, mentioning a platoon may be employed.“I don’t know...