Matt Holliday to the New York Yankees might become a reality.

As a much cheaper option than top free-agent designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, the Yankees' interest in Holliday is increasing, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman, citing industry sources.

That being said, the Yankees haven't ruled out signing Mike Napoli, or a reunion with Carlos Beltran.

At 36 years old, Holliday has spent 12 of his 13 major-league years in the National League, so a move to the AL is probably an ideal scenario at this stage in his career.

The slugger would fit perfectly as the Yankees' DH - a position vacated by Brian McCann, who was dealt to the Houston Astros. There's also a slim possibility that acquiring Holliday would jeopardize Brett Gardner's playing time in left field.

Holliday has been limited by injury over the past two years, playing just 183 combined games. He strained his right groin in 2015, and fractured his right thumb last season, which required surgery.

Nevertheless, he's a consistent veteran presence when healthy.

Last season, Holliday slashed .246/.322/.461, with 20 homers and 62 RBIs in 110 games.