Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Greg Bird
6 years agoThe New York Yankees avoided salary arbitration with first baseman Greg Bird on Thursday by agreeing to a one-year, $1.2 million deal with him. Bird was expected to become the team's primary first baseman in 2018, but he flopped and lost the job to Luke Voit in the second half. Bird hit an embarrassing .199/.286/.386 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI in 272 at-bats. He's still only 26 years old, though, and he has time to win the job back if he produces in 2019. Bird is worth a late-round flier in deep mixed and AL-only leagues for his power upside.
Source: USA TODAY Sports - Bob Nightengale
Source: USA TODAY Sports - Bob Nightengale