We touched on it on Monday, but the New York Yankees haven’t received any adequate production from the first base position here in 2017.
Thanks to an injury to Greg Bird, Tyler Austin and a 37.8 percent strikeout rate for Chris Carter, Yankee first basemen own a combined .164/.276/.295 slash line with a wRC+ of 59 — the worst in the Majors.
Carter, who was signed primarily to be an insurance policy for Bird, has slashed .209/.296/.360 with an OPS (.656) that ranks as the fourth-worst among major league first baseman with at least 90 plate appearances.