Up until two weeks ago, the talk around the water cooler had to do with the controversy surrounding the possibility that Greg Bird would spend most or all of the 2016 season in Scranton instead of New York. With Bird now out for the entire season after surgery for a torn labrum, a lack of upper organizational depth is apparent as the Bombers look for a backup to starter Mark Teixeira. Fans clamoring for signings of anyone from Pedro Alvarez to Ike Davis have come and gone and the parent club seems set on giving 2015 acquisition Dustin Ackley the first shot at the backup role.
2016 Yankees Position Depth- First Base
