I FEEL LIKE THE YANKEES JUST USED LUKE VOIT

Greg Bird was sucking... and all the sudden this guy Luke Voit comes off the bench and the Yankees started playing him. And you know what? It worked. Voit busted his ass, showed promise and started to really open eyes. This guy was a beast, a competitor, a home run hitter... everything.

And then... out of the blue, and maybe because Voit kept getting hurt, the Yankees brought in Anthony Rizzo as if to suggest that Luke Voit's job wasn't safe. Is it fair? Hey... it's baseball. But one would suggest that the Yankees used this guy to get over the hump and did... and now that is why there is so much talk about Luke Voit being traded.

Couple that with the fact that the MLB is in the final days on instituting the DH rule for the National League too (which is so outrageous, I can't even tell you how much Manfred sucks), and it's very possible that the National League will be blowing up Cashman's phone right now in an attempt to get Voit to come to the National League as a DH over there so they can keep his bat in the lineup.  

Whatever it is, know this Yankee fans. Luke Voit loves New York and wants to be in the Bronx. I love that!

The New York Post writes:

“I want to play first base for the Yankees,’’ Voit said. “If that happens, great. If not, I’ll go somewhere else.”

When asked if he expected to stick with the Bronx Bombers, Voit responded, “I expect to. I’m the only first baseman on the depth chart right now.”

That’s because Anthony Rizzo, who took Voit’s job last year after a July trade from the Cubs, is now a free agent.

General manager Brian Cashman announced prior to the MLB lockout that first base was among the areas of need on the roster. That will still be the case whenever the work stoppage comes to an end ..."

This stoppage has changed the paths of a lot of player's careers, and it has shown me the true nature of the MLB, especially since Manfred came in... this is business. Money needs to be made and it saddens me because these athletes just wanna play and enough is enough.

Voit is a Yankee right this second. We need to respect that. Will Cashman trade him off if he has the opportunity? Only if he finds a first baseman, but even that means that Voit is still valuable as a backup or even DH. 

But time will tell. The one thing I do know is that Voit has proven himself in pinstripes. Injuries are plentiful yes... but when this guy's healthy, he's an animal, and you have to admire that.

Stay tuned...