{"id":33097,"date":"2020-07-23T21:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/greg-birds-downfall-continues-as-he-fails-to-make-rangers-roster\/"},"modified":"2020-07-23T21:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T18:46:00","slug":"greg-birds-downfall-continues-as-he-fails-to-make-rangers-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/greg-birds-downfall-continues-as-he-fails-to-make-rangers-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"#Greg Bird\u2019s downfall continues as he fails to make Rangers roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Greg Bird\u2019s downfall continues as he fails to make Rangers roster<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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July 23, 2020 |<\/span> 2:46pm <\/p>\n

\n It\u2019s another step in Greg Bird\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n

The former heralded Yankees prospect did not make the Texas Rangers\u2019 Opening Day 30-man roster after hitting just .152 in 46 intrasquad at bats during spring training 2.0.<\/p>\n

Once expected to become the next franchise first baseman in the Bronx, Bird now finds himself with the practice squad in Texas.<\/p>\n

Bird played 186 total game<\/a>s with the Yankees from 2015 to 2019, recording just a .211 batting average and .725 OPS in the pros. He played just 10 games in 2019.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Bird was ranked as the No. 3 first baseman prospect in the league by MLB.com, and the team\u2019s No. 3 overall prospect by Fangraphs. Bird opted for free agency last November after the Yankees assigned him to Trip<\/a>le-A, and he signed with Texas in February.<\/p>\n

Two-year veteran Ronald Guzman beat out Bird for the backup first-base job in Texas. The competition wasn\u2019t exactly a clash of the titans: in 210 total games with the Rangers, Guzman owns a .229 batting average and .722 OPS, and hit just .111 in 36 intrasquad at bats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAs it stands right now, nobody has been able to distance themselves,\u201d Rangers manager Chris Woodward told reporters on Sunday. \u201cClearly we need a first baseman\u2026 If either one of those pick it up a little bit, they could find themselves kind of taking on that role. Especially with the left-handed bat. We need that. It\u2019s unfortunate. I know both of them are trying too hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bird\u2019s former Yankees teammate Todd Frazier will serve as the team\u2019s everyday first baseman. Frazier has primarily played third base throughout his career, but has been featured at first on a handful of occasions, and third baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa\u2019s strong camp opened the door for him to make the move.<\/p>\n

\u201cI welcome it with open arms,\u201d Frazier told reporters Sunday. \u201cWhatever helps the team. I know Isiah has had a heckuva spring training and summer camp. Kiner reminds me of myself first coming up. He\u2019s a guy who you got to put out there. We have to put him at third and I\u2019ve got to jump to first, so be it. It\u2019s exciting. I\u2019m happ<\/a>y for him and it just makes our team that much better.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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