Ever since the Yankees acquired Anthony Rizzo at the trade deadline last July, fans and analysts alike have wondered how the team would approach the position this winter. Would they repeat their behavior from 2019, when the team traded for Edwin Encarnación in mid-June due to injuries but allowed him to walk in free agency and returned the position to Luke Voit? Or would this be the end of Voit’s time in New York, traded in the winter as the Yankees looked for a left-handed bat with a better glove?
At this point in time, the answer is, “Who knows?