If you want to play create-a-deal, here's the system to start trawling: the Yankees. No contender in baseball has as much of a need at first base. Things are so bad that they've already cut their starter twice. Not two starters. The same starter, twice. Even at his worst, Joseph would be an upgrade over the .653 OPS and five home runs that Chris Carter gave the Yankees in 208 plate appearances. At his best, he'd add another bat with 30-plus home run power to a lineup that already features Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez. In a perfect world, the Yankees would find such a bat on the left side of the plate, as Judge, Sanchez and shortstop Starlin Castro are all righthanded hitters in the top half of the order. Still, Joseph has held his own against righthanded pitching, with 22 home runs and a .759 OPS in 480 plate appearances over the last two seasons. He would also make economic sense for a team that is poised to load up on big-ticket free agents over the next few offseasons. The Yankees have $100 million on the books for 2018 and $75 million for 2019, the latter for only four players, only one of whom is a starting pitcher. Pencil Bryce Harper in for $40-plus million, add a couple of arms, and there aren't a lot of millions left for a non-premium position such as first base.