Let me start out by saying that I’m wholeheartedly rooting for Greg Bird in 2018. I want him to be the first baseman of the Yankees for many, many years. But I’m a realist. I wanted the same thing for Nick Johnson, and Kevin Maas long before him.
Sometimes we don’t get what we want, or a particular player deserves. Which is why I believe Bird is entering his make or break season with the Bombers.
In what seems a bit like Deja Vu, one baseball website after the other is stating that THIS will be Bird’s breakout year!