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A straight platoon at first base isn’t a terrible idea for the Yankees

Entering the offseason, the Yankees’ first base situation stood out as one of the more tenuous areas of the roster. There existed uncertainty all across the diamond, of course, with a number of players hitting free agency, but no one knew quite what to expect when it came to the cold corner at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees, it seemed, could go in a number of directions, coming off a strange year in which Greg Bird forgot how to hit and Luke Voit forgot how to be Not Babe Ruth.

The Yankees have appeared to clear up that uncertainty by doing nothing.