“He’s swinging the bat really well right now”, one minor league scout said Thursday.
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The New York Yankees called up first baseman Greg Bird on Thursday and sent right-hander Nick Goody back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bird previously played at Double-A Trenton before heading up to Triple-A and he put up an.
The Yankees have lost five straight and are on Day 3 of a stretch of 16 consecutive games. They’ve scored just nine runs in their last 71 innings. 277 with 12 home runs, 52 RBIs and 36 extra-base hits. 282 with 48 home runs and 192 RBI.
A poll of coaches and managers named Bird the best defensive first baseman in the Eastern League, according to Baseball America. In a 7-2 victory over Columbus on August. 5, Bird hit two homers and narrowly missed a third one, which resulted in his triple of the year. His promotion comes eight days after top pitching prospect Luis Severino was called up and made his major-league debut. The 22-year-old, who was with the Yankees for a brief time in spring training, hit. As a matter of fact, Cashman labeled him “untouchable” at the trade deadline.
Curry reports that Bird will be used as a backup at first base for Mark Teixeira and at DH for Alex Rodriguez during the next stretch of games over the next couple weeks.
Bird, drafted out of high school in the fifth round of the 2011 draft, has quickly worked his way up the Yankees’ organizational ladder.
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Yankees fans should be more than excited, not only due to the youth but due to the praise many have shown for Bird.
