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Matt Holliday emerges as Yankees’ fallback DH plan

The Yankees interest in free agent Matt Holliday is gaining legs, according to industry sources.

Holliday is a far cheaper alternative to Edwin Encarnacion, who could land a deal for $100 million and might be headed back to the Blue Jays. The Yankees also are interested in a reunion with switch-hitter Carlos Beltran and have contacted Mike Napoli’s representative.

The right-handed hitting Holliday would fill the DH void created when Brian McCann was shipped to Houston and give first baseman Greg Bird a break against lefties.

What the Yankees’ interest likely doesn’t signify is they are looking to deal left fielder Brett Gardner and use Holliday as Gardner’s replacement.