The Yankees' party line right now is that Rice is just doing it "for fun" and not as part of a strategy or plan, but when Giancarlo Stanton returns, it could open up an option to keep Rice's bat in the lineup.

First baseman Ben Rice might be moving to third base after all, at least according to speculation from New York Yankees infielder J. C. Escarra. Rice has been filling as a designated hitter for the Yankees this season,