The once-again slumping Yankees are turning to a top prospect to see if he'll help lift them out of their funk. Oswald Peraza will be with the team on Friday as it enters a now-important three-game set with the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Josh Diemert, Peter Brody, and Esteban Rivera had planned to host a Twitter Space on Thursday evening anyway, but that news only made the discussion more interesting. Topics included Peraza (of course), Isiah Kiner-Falefa's highly-debated defense, and how much to trust Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone's words, plus some thoughts on awards season and how the Yankees ended up in a far more tenuous position for October than they every could have anticipated even a month ago.

Note: There was some discussion of whether Anthony Volpe would stay in Double-A or move up to Triple-A that occurred before news broke of his promotion.

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