One thing the Yankees have made clear over the years is that they love Greg Bird. Love him. Brian Cashman has said the Yankees internally rated him as their top prospect a few years ago, and on Opening Day last year, it was Bird who hit third in the lineup despite missing the entire 2016 season with shoulder surgery. Heck, during the postseason, Aaron Judge called Bird the team’s best hitter.
And really, what’s not to love (aside from the fact he is incredibly slow)? Bird turned only 25 in November and he returned from his ankle injury last year to hit .