With Greg Bird's Tenure Coming To An End Who Will Play First Base For New York In 2020?

This week Greg Bird’s tenure in pinstripes came to an end.

Bird was designated for assignment a week ago, and chose free agency rather than an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/greg-bird-clears-waivers-becomes-free-agent

The 27-year-old left-handed hitter showed flashes of his slugging talent as a rookie in 2015 and down the stretch and into the postseason in '17. But a slew of injuries derailed his Yankees tenure. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/greg-bird-clears-waivers-becomes-free-agent

Bird has never played more than 82 games in a season -- that was in 2018, when he hit .199 with 11 home runs and 38 RBIs. He was limited to just 10 games this year due to a left plantar fascia tear, hitting .171 with a single homer. “according to https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/greg-bird-clears-waivers-becomes-free-agent

With Greg Bird deciding to become a free agent who will play first base for New York in 2020?

The runner up for American League Manager Of The Year Aaron Boone has some options to choose from. He could go with Mike Ford , DJ Lemahieu or Luke Voit.

In 2019 Mike Ford had a batting average of 259 and produced 30 runs, 37 hits 12 home runs to go along with 25 runs batted in. “according to https://www.mlb.com/player/mike-ford-645801 while DJ Lemahieu who is a utility player and can play different infield positions such as first base, second base as well as third base. In 2019 DJ Lemahieu had a batting average of 327 to go along with 10 runs, 13 hits, 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in.. :according to https://www.mlb.com/player/dj-lemahieu-518934 or he could go with Luke Voit who in 2019 had a batting average of 263 to go along with 72 runs, 113 hits , 21 home runs and 62 runs batted in. “according to https://www.mlb.com/player/luke-voit-572228