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Its become clear now. Gleyber Torres . Yankees manager Aaron Boone was more revelatory the day after he abandoned character and pulled free-agent-to-be Torres for his controversial, crushed walk-on single. However, it still isnt known exactly why Boone after watching Torres occasionally play at Kyrie Irving Jersey half speed over more than a half-decade finally on Friday removed Torres from a game for failing to hustle. I mean, this is seven years of steady, unrepentant nonchalance. Was this baseballs example of a seven-year itch? Did Boone finally hit his limit? Did someone from above signal to Boone that enough was enough? And why did Boone wait a half inning to lift Torres? While the manager first suggested after Fridays game he didnt want to disrupt Oswaldo Cabrera from his bench perch, Boone conceded on Saturday that by eschewing the option to pull Torres off the field, he also hoped to limit the theater. Gleyber Torres returned to the Yankees lineup on Saturday. Jason Szenes / New York Post More From Jon Heyman However this was decided, bravo to Boone. This sort of casualne s carried on too long already. Boone called it a learning experience for all, and while Id suggest this wasnt exactly an honors cla s since it took until Torres is two months from freedom, this could well become a turning point for an inconsistent squad. (They Saturday.) Yes, the Yankees remain tied atop the allegedly tough AL East. But this group needs a boost actually, a few boosts. While the other allegedly great teams the Phillies and rival Orioles are somehow stinking a lot worse lately, its becoming clearer here: itll take more than two superstars to comprise a champion. Jazz Chisholm Jr. came over in a trade with the Marlins. Robert Sabo for NY Post The first lift came when Brian Cashman and Co. imported energetic, dynamic Jazz Chisholm Jr., whos more talented and famous (along with superstars Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper and Shohei Ohtani, hes a past cover boy of the MLB The Show video game) than his solid rsum suggests. Chisholm who told me Saturday he begged his minors coaches to let him play third base immediately embraced third, which, to borrow a phrase from great American and Angels manager Ron Washington, is incredibly difficult. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Chisholm brings panache to a mostly staid clubhouse that needed it. He also provides an accidental counterpoint to Torres too-cool approach. Quick reminder: Heres how the two youngish infielders responded when the subject of third base naturally came up. (It arose because DJ LeMahieu, now baseballs most expensive defensive replacement, looks like hes on his last legs at bat.) Gleyber Torres lack of hustle came into play again on Friday night. Jason Szenes / New York Post Chisholm said, sure, give me a shot. (Thats a paraphrase.) Torres said: Im a second baseman. I play second. (Unfortunately, thats a direct quote.) While Torres appropriately and readily admitted the obvious, that his lack of hustle on the off-the-wall single was his fault, it remains mysterious why he didnt know it was wrong to play at his own pace since arriving from Chicago. (To be fair, that might have something to do with no one saying anything in forever.) Boone suggested he didnt do it to get Torres going hes already going better, at least by the early-season standard he set but maybe it wakes up his whole underachieving team. Torres lack of hustle probably cost the Yankees a base in defeat, but maybe this surprising turn shocks a team that used to be 29 games over but isnt anymore. Frankly, there are bigger problems than a bag here or there. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees need more consistency in the rotation. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST The biggest one might be the rotation that isnt close to reaching its potential. We know that because we saw how good they all could be in the first half, and that was before reigning Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole returned. Carlos Rodon, Marcus Stroman and Luis Gil pitched at All-Star level early. But none of them is consistently quite that good lately. And Cole is frustrated not being himself yet. One good, one bad isnt his thing. The Yankees understood at the deadline they needed to upgrade. But in an all-time sellers market, it was the worst time ever to buy a starter. The Yankees were told with a week to go they didnt match up for White Sox star reliever-turned-starter Garrett Crochet, who didnt go anywhere after it was revealed by The Post that he sought an extension to pitch in October. Aaron Boone and the Yankees have plenty of work to do. Jason Szenes / New York Post Blake Snell stayed with the Giants, throwing a no-hitter on Friday. AP They after his medicals highlighted a lower back situation despite Flahertys amazing 2024 seven-to-one strike-to-walk rate. And in the big one, the Yankees balked at the Giants insistence that they take Blake Snells contract as is, including a $30 million 2025 player option. The Yankees want to use that loot to retain Juan Soto, whos one-half of the best one-two punch in MLB (well, almost half; Judge does have 41 home runs after all). That may be a mistake as Snell, whod never before pitched into the ninth inning, , lowering his ERA over his last five games to 0.55. Thats the ace the Yankees need! In the grand scheme of things, Torres indifferent baserunning and the lo s of a base may wind up being a one-day diversion compared to that Snell call. Buck Williams Jersey