remains unsigned as Spring Training gets underway. The 35-year-old first baseman tells that hes hopeful of finding a landing spot for the upcoming season. However, he suggested hes been underwhelmed by the interest hes received even relative to diminished expectations. Two years ago, I had kind of a weird year with the concu sion , Rizzo conceded to The Athletic. Then last year, I was hurt twice. My power numbers dropped. Im surprised, but not like crazy surprised just because Im a realist in the game and youre getting older. The fact that teams want you to play for basically league minimum. Im like, you guys are crazy. Youre almost trying to ruin the market for the next guy. Rizzo neverthele s made clear that he wants to keep playing. Im going to train until the season starts and even well into the season and see what happens , the three-time All-Star said. However, he acknowledged that the market hasnt been kind to aging hitters. I think I have a lot to give to the game still. But at the same time, if teams are not going to want to pay a few million dollars for veterans, Ive seen it the last 10 years of my career. Its what happens to the older guys. They kind of get squeezed , Rizzo told Rosenthal and Kuty. Youve seen it happen more and more. Im not naive to it. It could be it. As Rizzo acknowledged, his past couple seasons have been impacted by myriad health i sues. Initially acquired by the Yadiel Hernandez Jersey Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline, he re-signed on a two-year, $40MM deal after the 22 campaign. That deal didnt work out in large part because of injuries. Rizzo had been out to a nice start to the 23 season. He injured his head in a collision at first base with in late May. Rizzos production tanked thereafter until the Yankees put him on the injured list in early August with post-concu sion syndrome that they traced back to that collision. That ended his season. The 14-year big league veteran returned last season. He got out to a slow start, hitting .224/.289/.341 acro s 291 plate appearances into the middle of June. Another freak injury resulted in an extended absence. Rizzo collided with Boston pitcher at first base while trying to beat out a grounder. He broke a bone in his right arm on the fall and was immediately shelved into September. Rizzo returned for a few weeks, but he suffered another tough break when Pittsburgh reliever hit him with a pitch. That broke two fingers on his right hand. Rizzo mi sed the Division Series but returned for the ALCS and World Series. He reached base at an excellent .421 clip, though he only recorded one extra-base hit (a double) in 38 playoff plate appearances. New York bought out Rizzo for $6MM in lieu of a $17MM club option, an easy call after the past couple seasons. There havent been any teams publicly linked to him over the past few months. MLBTRs Steve Adams a few speculative fits for Rizzo and some other unsigned hitters in a post for Front Office subscribers this afternoon. Orlando Ribalta Jersey