I'm buying it.

"Curry: I’m going to throw Greg Bird at you. … Watching Bird on a daily basis (at spring training), talking to Bird, I think there’s a little bit of a fire in his belly. I think he understands that there’s a competition now, and first base is not his. He’s going to have to win it, and then if he does win it, he’s going to have to continue to produce. … If Greg Bird could kind of be that X-factor, with their right-handed-dominant lineup, having another lefty hitter would be so important for them."

Look at Bird's 162-game average.

.214, 29 HRs, 89 RBIs.

He’s still young and inexpensive.

His injuries may have been holding him back.

So would you take .214, 29, 89? Strikes out too much, yes. Walks too little. Not a good fielder or runner. 

But he can’t platoon with Luke Voit? He can’t put a mistake by any pitcher into the RF porch?

Would you sign up for a prorated .214/29/89 from a platoon first baseman? So he’s not Keith Hernanez after all. He’s Oscar Gamble.