TODAY: Andujar has indeed been activated from the 10-day IL, the Yankees PR Department announced today. To make room, 1B/DH Mike Ford was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Ford received 37 plate appearances in his first major league action, showing a good eye at the plate with an overall .179/.378/.321 line. The 26-year-old tore up Triple-A prior to his promotion to the tune of .410/.467/.897 with five home runs in only 39 at-bats.
May 3: Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar tells reporters including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch (Twitter link) that he expects to be activated for tomorrow’s game. It’s not exactly a surprise at this point, but it still represents a notable bit of good health news for the Yanks.
Andujar was sidelined with a worrying shoulder injury just over a month ago. Despite initial concern that his labrum tear may require season-ending surgery, a rehabilitation approach seems to have been effective.
There are still some questions to be answered here. We’ll see how things hold up under the strain of regular MLB action. It seems likely that the club will avoid pushing Andujar too hard; he’s expected mostly to serve as a DH at the outset, at least.
The long-term outlook seems rather favorable, all things considered, though there’s always some risk of aggravation. Andujar says he’s not aware of whether he’ll need an offseason procedure to deal with the issue; skipper Aaron Boone indicated that the club doesn’t believe that’ll be necessary, as Andy Martino of SNY.tv tweets.
Even if Andujar isn’t able to take much of the load at third base for some time, he’ll offer a significant lineup boost. His glove is the least-celebrated aspect of his game anyhow and Gio Urshela has filled in quite nicely.
Positive PED test incoming.
Don’t worry about being tested for PED’s Ry.
There’s a minimum IQ which undoubtedly you are way below. So your OK to continue to take your street bought energy supplements.
I can see rys point with him coming back sooner than expected… But you gotta think who he plays for and the medical attention he has received…
Fail
Your “joke” kind of fell flat. The “Your IQ is low herp derp” setup is something I would expect from a middle schooler in the late 90s. Surely you can be a tad more clever.
But seriously. When it’s announced that a player has suffered a sesason-ending injury, and then he ends up returning barely a month later, you have to wonder.
Can you share that announcement that it was season-ending with us? From what I’ve read is that it was a small labrum tear. Season-ending was speculated, I don’t think it was ever announced.
Not to mention that he tried to say you weren’t smart, yet used the wrong “your/you’re”. So that’s also pretty funny.
It’s a small tear and he has a small brain. Only one gets better with rest. Ry might need steroids though….or something else.
Kemp is available now.
Hope for Andujar’s sake he is not coming back too soon and that he does not risk his future for his sake and the team’s sake.
Say sake again
sake again
I like sake with my sashimi
He’s young and foolish. A labrum tear in his throwing shoulder is about as serious as it gets. He is rushing back and wants to play just like a men is age. I hope he isn’t going to sacrifice multiple healthy seasons in the near future for part of a season in the present. I know doctors have to clear him to play but it just seems like he came back way too fast. I hope I am wrong and he stays injury free and actually improves his game.
A labrum tear is nothing.
Haha come on it’s not nothing
I don’t think he gets a choice in the matter. I’m pretty sure the team doctor makes recommendations to the team.
Watch him win a gold glove
I played and coached – i.e. threw copious amounts of BP – with a small labrum tear for years. It’s not career ending by any means. Labrum tears are on a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the worst. He’s probably at SLAP 1.
He may require surgery down the road if his tear worsens, but Andujar should be fine for now. All indications are he’s throwing pain free at full strength. Yanks need his bat in the lineup badly.
If it worsens as a result of daily game activity, shelving the season for surgery should be the next move. He’s too valuable a player to mess around if not 100%.
So Wade gets the sendown? Urshela still plays third cause of defense right?
Plus Urshela is the hot hand right now. He’s not going to slash .339/.400/.500 all season, but keeping him in the lineup while he’s hitting is the right move.
And Wade has never seized any opportunity presented to him. I really want to see him succeed, but man, that .483 OPS is tough to look at. Plus, I think they burned his final option when they sent him down after Spring Training, so this may be his last hurrah in pinstripes unless he starts hitting.
I agree with everything that you are saying, but do you think that Ford or Wade gets sent down I think ford, cause Ford can just play first and Wade and play all Infiled
And corner outfield
I would guess Estrada is demoted
Actually Ford is more likely since 1B and DH will be mostly filled by Voit and Andujar
Why not move him to 1st base? If his defense wasn’t that great and the move could avoid a lot of throws it make be smart move.
There’s this guy named Luke Voit playing 1B for the Yankees
Urshela DFA?
Naw, Ford gets sent down. Urshela currently has a wRC+ of 136 and Ford is not versatile at all
DH andujar and ride out the urshela hot streak til he stops hitting .
The Yankees are getting stronger. Miggy is back and others will be back shortly !