In order to write this piece, we must have a baseline and preface with his offensive history as the Yankees starting first baseman.
In 2015 he burst onto the scene hitting .261 with 11 home runs in 46 games, but ever since then, it’s all gone downhill. In 2016 he missed the whole season after surgery for a torn labrum. Last season ankle surgery limited him again and even when he played he struggled to produce, batting .190 with 9 home runs and 28 RBI.
This year Bird was sidelined again after undergoing another surgery on the same ankle and since his return, he’s done nothing.