With the injury history of the once-heralded Yankees prospect, it might be time for Brian Cashman to look for other long-term first base options.
Bird is entering his fourth season having played a total of 94 career MLB games. In 2016 his season-long injury was somewhat overshadowed by the presence of Mark Teixeira at first base, but last season his absence was definitely felt in the first year post-Tex.
Chris Carter, Matt Holiday, Ji-Man Choi, Tyler Austin and Garret Cooper (just to name a few) all saw time in Bird’s absence and none of them really performed well at all.