Aaron Boone freakout, Jazz Chisholm timeline dispute sum up Yankees' dysfunction

If we didn't question those in charge of making the most prominent decisions for the New York Yankees, that would almost represent a seismic shift in fandom after all that's happened over the last decade. It's honestly hard to envision.

Because there are multiple developments weekly that drive fans into a blind rage. The topics just over the last few hours? Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm.

Let's touch on Volpe first, who has been dismal at the plate for the last month. Per some stats, though, he's been great. Don't let his .297 on-base percentage, .680 OPS, 89 OPS+ and disappearing power fool you, though! That 2.9 WAR, with positive marks on the offensive and defensive side, is all we need to focus on. Or at least that's what manager Aaron Boone tried to get us all to believe on Tuesday.

Look, there's no denying Volpe is a talented player with a high ceiling at the MLB level. His defensive acumen is excellent and he very clearly has five-tool potential. But is it too much to ask for him to get a day off here and there when he's a literal black hole?

Apparently! Boone took exception to a follow-up question about just that on the Talkin' Yanks podcast and made it awkward when he was unnecessarily stern with Jomboy.

Aaron Boone freaks out about Anthony Volpe question on Talkin' Yanks

Like ... really? Volpe is hitting .109 with a .332 OPS over his last 12 games. That doesn't warrant a "breather"? And then we have to deflect about talking about his entire body of work? Tell us you're missing the point without tell us you're missing the point.

Meanwhile, Boone has had ZERO problem benching Austin Wells the moment Jose Trevino returned from the IL despite Wells being the third hottest hitter on the team behind Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.

Yankees clearly not aligned on Jazz Chisholm's timetable for return

Now, were New York Yankees fans actually expecting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to return from the injured list 10 days after suffering a UCL injury? Not really. But the man said himself that he's pain free and expects to return when he's eligible to be activated.

The problem was Chisholm either jumping the gun when speaking to the media or the Yankees not telling him to avoid revealing specifics. Either way, Yankees fans were excited enough to know Chisholm wouldn't miss the rest of the season.

Initial reports suggested it'd be a 3-4 week absence. Then Chisholm came out over the weekend and gave us a rosier timeline.

Then, on Tuesday, manager Aaron Boone, in classic Yankees fashion, contradicted the good news and said it'd be "a little ambitious" to assume Chisholm will be back in the lineup after 10 days on the shelf.

We are once again asking why nobody in the Yankees organization is aligned ... on anything. How many times can they conceivably do this in a given season? It's ever year. It's every month.

This is every Yankees injury. This is every major talking point that involved Boone or Brian Cashman. It's legitimately deranged.

Just think of the recent injury situations. Clarke Schmidt was supposed to be shut down for 4-6 weeks after suffering a lat injury. The organization remained mum on the topic and he wasn't throwing for eight weeks. How about the situations involving Scott Effross, Nick Burdi, Ian Hamilton, Lou Trivino, Cody Poteet (was supposed to only be shut down for 14 days!), and Jon Berti? Anything on Anthony Rizzo?

To put it plainly, it's a disorganized and dishonest mess from top to bottom. Never in unison. Never candid.

The Yankees just went 8-7 against five bad teams when they're supposed to be capitalizing on their "soft schedule." The least they could do is get ahead of the injury news surrounding their most well-known trade acquisition (and the only one who's probably going to stick around in a meaningful manner).

The Yankees are 21 games over .500 and have somehow fostered an apathetic fanbase ever since their 11-24 stretch began. They've quelled no concerns about their October readiness, and they've only enlarged the targets on the backs of Boone and Cashman. It's Aug. 20. Think they would've learned by now?