NY Post · Nov 30, 2016
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.