The Yankees are going to take a look at Adam Lind this spring in case the club has need at first base.
The Yankees are going to take a look at Adam Lind this spring in case the club has a need for him at first base.
The Bombers inked the veteran to a minor-league deal on Friday.
“Great opportunity, it’s the right situation for myself,” Lind said. He said he had one other minor-league offer, but elected to join the Yankees.
Lind, who hit .303 with 14 homers and 59 RBI in 116 games with the Nationals in 2017, had been working out at the free-agent camp in Bradenton.
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Lind, 34, has split his time in the majors between the outfield and first base, but Yankees GM Brian Cashman is only interested in him playing at first.
Lind spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Blue Jays before bouncing around between the Brewers, Mariners and Nationals the last three years.
Greg Bird is the Yankees starter at first with Tyler Austin penciled in as his backup. Brandon Drury has also played first base in the minors.
The Bombers want to avoid a situation like 2017, when Bird missed significant time and backup Chris Carter turned out to be a disaster before ultimately being released.
Lind, who can opt out of the deal later in spring training, has a career .272 average with 200 homers and 723 RBI.
