It was during Mets spring training 2019 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., when third baseman Todd Frazier, new to the club after finishing the previous season with the Yankees, was impressed with the size of a rookie teammate and blurted out, “You look like a big, damn polar bear!”

Besides Goldschmidt, the Yankees have Ben Rice on the 40-man roster as a lefty-hitting first baseman. They also have DJ LeMahieu, who can play first if not starting at third base, and Oswaldo Cabrera, who has played first.

The New York Yankees still have multiple positions to fill from this point until the start of the 2025 season. They need a second baseman (or third baseman, thanks to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s versatility) and lefty relievers,