In a Yankees season that was at times surreal, maddeningly injury-plagued and ultimately disappointing, there were only a handful of consistent bright spots. Certainly one was first baseman Luke Voit, who led the majors in home runs and the Yankees in games played and plate appearances.
Since joining the Bombers in 2018 as an unheralded acquisition, the 29-year-old Voit has established himself as a borderline elite offensive first baseman, posting a .279/.372/.543 slash line, 143 OPS+, and 57 homers in 892 plate appearances. He’s done this at bargain basement prices, earning a prorated portion of $643,000 this season in the final pre-arbitration year of his contract.