Steinbrenner consults Judge on Yankees' issues

Hal Steinbrenner values his relationship with slugger Aaron Judge and asks him about team-related issues.

Yankees owner: "I've heard from other players, including Aaron Judge, that [Volpe] conducts himself in a very professional way for somebody his age" Judge famously turned down the Yankees' offer of $213.5 million last spring before he had one of the most productive seasons of all time.

The Yankees' projected payroll is just shy of $300 million.

Steinbrenner will be involved in discussions about the Yankees' shortstop competition.

The team's young players have stood out this spring, the owner says.

Volpe "is obviously having a great spring.. He's certainly shown, at least on this spring training stage, that he can handle it, play well," he says.