After another season mired in injury and disappointment, Greg Bird continues to stand out as one of the most perplexing players on the Yankees. Once a budding prospect considered by some as the cream of the crop among the Baby Bombers crew, three consecutive seasons riddled with injuries and ineffectiveness have resulted in plummeting expectations and mounting frustration.
Bird’s 135 OPS+ during his first big league season in 2015 seems like a lifetime ago. Sure, Bird has flashed brilliance, during his late-season surge in September of 2017, capped off by his .964 OPS in the ALCS, but since then, it’s been more DL visits and hitless outings.