Yankees first baseman, Chris Carter, is not going to hit 41 home runs again this year if he’s not going to play. And he’s not going to play because Greg Bird is going to start 155 games for the team in 2017. I know, assuming he’s healthy. But, Bird is healthy, and the job belongs to him as long as he stays that way.
This means that if Carter is going to get any playing time at all, he’s going to have to do it as a DH. But Gary Sanchez has a hold on that job two days a week when he’s not catching.