I’ll admit, I was all aboard the Greg Bird hype train. He was the future Yankees first baseman, taking over the reins from Mark Teixeira.
However, four years have gone by, and I can’t look past the injuries. He isn’t the same player. Trips to injured list keep piling up, his defense is horrendous, and he seems completely lost at the plate.
There are still momentary slivers of hope at the plate — he has had hot streaks giving Yanks fans glimmers that one day he may return to the Bird of old. But how much longer can the Bombers wait?