With the start of Spring Training approaching, anticipation is building for the 2018 season. MLB.com is going around the horn to break down each area of the Yankees' roster, continuing this week with the corner infielders.
NEW YORK -- Brian Cashman recalls a summer conversation with his crosstown counterpart, Sandy Alderson, during which the Yankees' general manager expressed interest in several first-base options that the Mets were shopping in advance of the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
The Yanks might be able to use Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda or Neil Walker, Cashman told Alderson, but only as a rental -- so strong was Cashman's belief that Greg Bird would return from an injury-plagued season and impact the second half of the postseason drive.