Much like the sun will rise every morning, the New York Yankees can always count on someone doubting the oft-injured Greg Bird based on his offensive numbers.
With a young career already shortened by injury, you can’t really blame the doubters. Bird has yet to prove that he can go through a full season unscathed. His first appearance in the majors was in August of 2015, where he relieved an injured Mark Teixeira. 2016 marked a Bye-Bye, Birdie year for him, as he missed the entire season with a torn labrum. 2017 was the year of missed opportunities for Bird, who struggled to open the season, feel victim to injury and then emerged as the postseason hero.