At some point soon, likely within the next week, Greg Bird will return from his ankle surgery and join the Yankees. The Yankees love love love Bird and he is expected to step right in as the everyday first baseman. It would not surprise me at all to see him hitting third or fourth in his first game back.
The first base position has not been a total disaster during Bird’s absence. Neil Walker has been really good this month while Tyler Austin has crushed lefties all season. Even after going 0-for-Hamels last night, Austin is hitting .