CARLSBAD, Calif. — Brian Cashman wouldn’t bite.
That doesn’t mean that Scott Boras won’t stop fishing.
The super-agent, in an interview with MLB Network Radio on Tuesday, floated the notion that his top free agent, Bryce Harper, could shift from outfield to first base. That musing seemed designed for the Yankees, whose first-base situation remains unsettled as their outfield appears sufficiently stocked.
“Bryce has the feet, hands and skill to certainly adapt to first base,” Boras said.
At the general managers’ meetings — where Boras is expected to address the media on Wednesday — Cashman smiled and said, “I don’t know” when asked whether Harper could handle such a transition.