Aaron Boone provided an emphatic answer when asked if he believes Ben Rice is a platoon player. "Hell no," is what the manager for the New York Yankees told the Athletic's Brendan Kuty in the middle of that series between his squad and Mike Trout's Angels. Boone would later remark that one of the reasons he has sat Rice is to give their veteran first baseman, Paul Goldschmidt, at-bats. "I've just been able to use him so much in these games, and I cherry-pick the at-bat and aggressively insert him," Boone told the Athletic's Brendan Kuty. "Also, in the early season, it keeps (Paul Goldschmidt) in play, who is so good against lefties. The last two times I sat Rice against the lefties, he comes in and hits a homer (in Tampa), and (Monday) he gets three at-bats. I'm picking the at-bat, as opposed to them bringing in a (reliever) to face him.…