The Yankees’ first base woes could easily repeat themselves

Adam Hunger-USA TODAY SportsMost of the offseason has been spent wondering where Bryce Harper and Manny Machado will end up. It’s the end of January and we’re still no closer to knowing than we were in November. Lost in the “Will They Won’t They” between the Yankees and those premiere free agents has been the team’s plan at first base. We know what their plan is, but that can’t be it, right?

After Greg Bird finally got healthy (at least that’s what we’re led to believe) last year, he failed to take the first base job and truly make it his. In what seemed like an insignificant Hail Mary, Brian Cashman went out and acquired Luke Voit from the Cardinals at the end of July last year. Some genius…