With limited roster spots available, the Yankees don’t have a ton of position battles, but nonetheless, there’s a fight for the playing time that does remain.
Over at first base, Greg Bird seems to be winning the race for the starting job — out-hitting his competitor, Luke Voit .462 to .300, respectively.
Yes, it’s early but Bird’s superb batting average goes in hand with a slugging percentage near 1.000 and an OBP just under 1.500. It’s hard to ignore Bird’s hot start, even if it is only 13 at-bats.
Bird’s also playing excellent defense — 25 chances thus far, all converted for outs, including a handful of scooped, under-thrown balls.