CLEARWATER, Fla. _ This much can be said regarding the neck-and-neck competition for the starting job as the Yankees' first baseman:
First, a decision isn't coming soon as there's been little separation to this point in the spring training performances of Greg Bird and Luke Voit, who entered the competition as the favorite.
And second, despite some speculation to the contrary, the loser of the competition will be headed for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at season's start.
