Miguel Andujar’s journey from American League Rookie of the Year runner-up to organizational depth in the Bronx has been well-chronicled by now, and the it’s long seemed possible he could find himself with a clean slate and fresh opportunity before next Tuesday’s trade deadline. Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes in his latest notes column that the Yankees are “trying to deal” Andujar, who first requested a trade in early June.
Still just 27 years old, Andujar finished second in AL Rookie of the Year voting with a .297/.328/.527 batting line and 27 home runs back in 2018. A shoulder injury ruined his 2019 season, however, and a series of other Yankees acquisitions and/or breakouts (e.g. DJ LeMahieu, Gio Urshela, Josh Donaldson, Joey Gallo) have combined to limit Andujar’s opportunities in the Majors since that time. He’s worked to improve his defensive versatility, learning left field and first base in addition to his customary slot at the hot corner, but it still hasn’t resulted in much in the way of big league playing time.
Since returning from that 2019 shoulder surgery, Andujar has received just 279 plate appearances with the Yankees. In the team’s defense, he hasn’t hit well at all in that time, slashing just .249/.280/.358. Then again, the playing time has been sporadic, with Andujar always keenly aware that he could be optioned at any time. The Yankees have optioned Andujar to Triple-A Scranton a whopping nine times since Opening Day 2020, and even during his stints with the big league club, he hasn’t been a regular in the lineup.
There’s no denying that Andujar hasn’t forced the team’s hand, and with stronger big league production he’d likely have found his way back into the fold. We often hear about hitters struggling through inconsistent usage, though, and at least based on his Triple-A output, there’s a case to be made that Andujar’s big league struggles can be at least partially attributed to his lack of a role. The competition in Triple-A is obviously far weaker, but Andujar has nonetheless slashed .304/.355/.516 with 15 home runs, 13 doubles, five stolen bases (in five tries) and just an 11.4% strikeout rate through his past 299 Triple-A plate appearances (2020-21). Despite that production, the Yankees have given him 52 big league plate appearances this season.
Trading Andujar is something of a tricky notion for a few reasons. The Yankees clearly value him as a depth option and don’t simply want to give him away for nothing of value in return. At the same time, his stock isn’t exactly at a high point, given the lack of recent MLB production. A contending club isn’t likely to surrender a prospect pf any note and plug Andujar right into the lineup at third base as they push for a postseason berth. Similarly, a club in the midst of a pure rebuild (the Nationals, for instance) may not relish the idea of surrendering long-term value in order to acquire a player who’s only controlled another two years beyond the current season.
Regardless of the specific fit, a deal involving Andujar seems likely to come together either in the next few days or over the winter. He’s in his final minor league option season, meaning the Yankees will need to carry him on the Major League roster next year or else place him on waivers before being sent down to Triple-A, and he’d surely be claimed by another club at that point. The Andujar dilemma has been ongoing in the Bronx for what seems like forever, but perhaps it’s finally headed toward a resolution.
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R for Rangers. LF, 1B and DH is where that team has needs offensively and Andujar fits their competitive window better.
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Andujar for Ohtani – a joke
Andujar for Ohtani straight up should get it done. Dumb Yankees fans…
I don’t want anybody that can’t perform in NY anyway. You can have Joey Gallo back for Ohtani. That guy can’t even get out of the lst inning pitching, like you.
Can’t resist this time; Pull up your zipper, put your I’m a jack_ss hat back on and go back to your stool in the corner Troll!
l don’t get it
Yeah I don’t get it. Gallo needs to be traded, not Andujar. Trade Gallo and give his spot to Miggy.
Gallo’s spot has been given to Benintendi.
No one wants Gallo unfortunately but understandably so. Yankees should just DFA Gallo and thus have an extra roster spot not wasted anymore
It is very unlikely Gallo is a Yankee after August 2nd
imo, they will DFA Gallo eventually. They’re shopping him to see if there’s any interest at all, either as a standalone trade or a throw-in. If they can’t fit him in a trade, they’ll just DFA him. He won’t be a Yankee on August 3rd.
Who do you think wants to trade for Gallo?
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Brace yourself for the Andujar trade proposals. Too bad, Clint Frazier is not around..
Andujar for Fraizer. Full stop
Only if you throw in Greg Bird.
I think if they traded Andujar for Frazier it would cause a paradox and tear a hole in the fabric of time and space.
It’s Jackson now…
Andujar for Refsnyder!
Refsnyder is actually batting .312 and has been worth 0.7 WAR in just 93 at bats this season. He’s earned a temporary reprieve from the jokes for the moment in my opinion.
Here come all the wonderful Andujar trade proposals. Too bad, Clint Frazier is not still a Yankee.
Yankees looking for a trade at a bad time, from a position of necessity. They’re looking to trade a player who’s having a terrible season. What do you think the offers are going to be like?
Andujar isn’t having a terrible season. His AAA numbers are good. His big league numbers aren’t as good but that can be attributed to bouncing up and down during the season. I don’t think he will get a lot in return but he could be a part of a bigger deal.
Lol. No way. Just think about it from the other team’s perspective – no use in a trade. Just wait for them to cut him and then sign him to a minor league deal.
Franchy Cordero tears up AAA pitching too. There is such a big diff the past few season, then in past. Depth is really paper thin, AAA is more like AA now.
He’s been 18% above average at AAA but he’s also 27. They’ve also stuck him primarily in left field. His last three cups of coffee in the majors have resulted in wRC+s of 71, 81, and 56. Caveat emptor.
good plan, unless you are an unpopular team.. where it would take a bit of convincing for him to sign…. like the pirates…
Good chance for the pirates to send a rental (+) for a wild card with high upside.
Andujar should come cheap. His value is 2 1/2 years of control. With his trade demands it probably doesn’t help (MLB isn’t the NBA). Andujar hasn’t been good for the Yankees recently but Gallo has been worse.
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That would be good for him he deserves a true shot somewhere.
Sounds like the Angels new starting 1B to me.
Angels will just wait until he is a free agent, then give him a $350 million contract.
Only signed for 1.3 Mil through this season. Maybe some rebuilding team could trade for him and then-depending on how he plays out the rest of this season- sign him to a major or minor league contract during the offseason.
He has 2 more years of control and is arb eligible. You expect a team to give up player(s) for him, and then non-tender him hoping he will then sign a minor league deal with them? That is a bit silly.
I’d really love to see what Andujar could do with regular playing time, and it’s beyond me how Joey Gallo continues to get at-bats when they could have been going to Andujar. Can’t expect him to perform at a high level when he’s yo-yoing between the majors and the minors and never able to relax.
Andujar has an option. That’s the only way Gallo is playing instead of him.
Andujar reminds me of Rio Ruiz. Mainly on the power side. Andujar has hit for better average. I think Andujar had gotten plenty of chances. Time for a change of scenery.
Tucker Davidson or Huascar Ynoa straight up for Andujar—or both for him. All 3 need a change of scenery. Braves need a rh left fielder/DH. Yanks get value from one, or both, of Davidson and Ynoa. All 3 are blocked in their team’s current system. Change of scenery deal w/value for both sides.
Both those arms are better than Andujar
They might be but they don’t have a future w/the Braves. Both could be useful as 1 TTO pitchers, but the Braves aren’t going to use them that way. The Yankees might. Piggyback value pitchers might fit their currently injury weakened staff. Should deal them before they wither away at Gwinnett and lose the small trade value they still possess. Andujar seems like the kind of guy AA should be targeting, imo. The Braves farm isn’t going to get them a Happ or Castillo. Might as well target a reclamation project w/their expiring trade assets that have enough value to get a once productive guy like Andujar.
The Yankees destroyed Andujar ‘s value by mismanaging him.
The Front Office hoarded prospects like Andujar, Frazier and more by over valuing them in trades and by not giving them regular playing time on their major league team.
I get it that they are loaded in talent and some of these players were blocked by star players @ the MLB level.
However, it is not fair to the players and not fair to the fans to bury these guys in the minors or on the minor league shuttle.
Andujar, should have been traded long ago for younger prospects, don’t just sit on them and bury them by
constantly riding the minor league shuttle is not a confidence booster and can hurt the development of some of these young players.
Frazier was another one who could have been a productive major leaguer
playing full time on a team smaller market team in a city that is less
pressure packed than New Yoirk.
Sonny Grey is an example of a guy who is a productive major leaguer, but did not produce to his talent level in the bright lights of New York.
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The Players association needs to address these issues and offer some reforms to ownership.
Sonny Gray “did not produce to his talent level” because he let out a s#!t-eating grin as Yankee fans booed him off the mound.
He was far from the only Yankee import bust — Ed Whitson and Carl (American Idle) Pavano come to mind.
Exactly. Why refuse to trade him and then bury him on the bench the second he struggles?
Sure. If you ignore the fact that both Andujar and Frazier had suffered pretty serious injuries and haven’t been able to bounce back to their playing abilities.
You are spot on with that. Du can hit. His fielding at 3rd was suspect because his lower half was never positioned right for accuracy, which you need on the left side of the infield. He never had a problem getting to the ball. Left Field and 1B were places of weakness on the big league club, so they tried it, then he got hurt.
I am a big fan of his, and I want to see him get his chance. It hurts to do, but a team that needs a bat on the cheap, I think you can do worse. The 2 1/2 years of control gives a team a chance to keep him on the cheap if he does well. There’s still a lot of talent there. Give him a chance.
That’s just not professional. I remember that. It’s just a shame that you can come here and be revered for being a main cog in a deep playoff run, but instead come across as distant and not interested.
Jameson Tallion has been awful the last two months. What did he do? Worked with Blake and come out fighting. Six shutout innings. I know KC is having a tough year, but they were matching us zero for zero until Judge walked it off. Doesn’t happen with Jameson doing what he did.
Sonny wants to be anonymous? Have fin never mattering other than a footnote in Yankee and Oakland history. I’m sorry we bothered you with an opportunity to never pay for a steak dinner in New York again.
Not fair to the players or the fans? Who cares, their rights are owned by the team.
frazier was set to be a long-term fixture until he sustained a scary life-impacting injury. he wasn’t mismanaged just unlucky
Maybe trade him to a rebuilding team, see how he plays out the rest of the season. Then the rebuilding team can get him on a majors or minors deal in the offseason. Could be a career renaissance for Andujar if he changes scenery.
Maybe try learning about his contract status before commenting. Generally in 99% of the cases the article will state the contract
Trade him to DC alongside An unranked prospect for Kyle Finnegan. Get it done Yanks
To Tigers: Andujar
To Yankees: 1 milk crate full of batting practice baseballs to be named later.
That’s what the Tiger’s usually get in return !
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That’s why they have extras
To me, Andujar is more of an “add-on”/”throw-in” on a bigger deal. Maybe Marlins a good fit with real prospects for Lopez?
First decent proposal I’ve seen here.
Sometimes you need to get rid of players regardless of what their value. This maybe one of those players. Of course, if you could get rid of Gallo and Hicks (not sure how) then you can keep him as a bench piece who maybe can regain his old form.
Gallo will have to be DFAd because nobody is gonna take him on at his current salary when they can get him for prorated league minimum for the rest of the season. I think he’ll bounce back, but it won’t be in the Bronx.
Typical stupid Yankees… A proven hitter and they go out and grab Joey Gallo… Then they dump Urshela who is doing just fine for the Twins,, … Donaldson looks done but he has that Yankee scowl and swagger… … Let’s see if they are dumb enough to trade Torres. We all await the next Yankee blunder they will paper over with “In God we Trust” (Dollar bill)
Well, at least they aren’t the Tigers. That would just be brutal.
@Joe
It is brutal being a Tiger fan while they still employ Al Avila as GM.
Spoken as a true Tigers fan. Typical stupid Tigers are 20 games under .500.
Do you even follow the Yankees? Andujar had been hurt for about two years and he hasn’t been too good in the majors. As far as Gallo is concerned, the Yankees needed a left-handed bat(s) in the worst way and picked up Rizzo and Gallo. How was Cashman supposed to know that a guy (Gallo) with that power would flame out? The trade made perfect sense. Now that they have Carpenter and AB they no longer need Gallo.
Donaldson in hindsight looks bad since he is not doing well and Urshela is. However, they needed to dump Sanchez so this is what they had to do. The pitching staff without Sanchez is much better so I look at this as a win.
Don’t be jelly, man. Tigers have improved to .400 !
Don’t be jelly, TigerFan.
Tigers have improved to .400.
Maybe if the owners put the money on the field instead of in their pockets, you’d have a decent team to root for every decade or so.
Well yes everything you say makes perfect sense since the tigers currently have the best record in baseball.
Stupid yankees.
I’m not a Yankees fan but it’s hard to argue that a team that wins 67% of it’s games doesn’t know what’s it’s doing.
Idk which club he fits on but I feel like he is going to be dirt cheap and has a chip on his shoulder. Might be a sneaky good deal. I would suggest the O’s as I usually do but I don’t see how he fits with the system depth, Urias being hot and DH being clogged up with Adley, Mancini, Mountcastle etc. but I hope he gets a real shot.
looks like the Yanks are going all in for Juan Soto!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet haircut Mr. Trudeau!
Andujar, Frazier, and Refsnyder for Soto. Who says no?
Refsnyder.
Throw in Bird and its done.
This story plays out so often. That’s why its funny to mock.
NYY, and to a lesser extent Boston, have HUGE hype machines over their prospects. (websites, news, devotion).
Compared to other teams.
The prospect backups, who were overhyped, often do not perform, and are believed to be forever blocked. This is often partially true. But the narrative mostly proves false. As it would any teams prospects.
Nah, Bird is untouchable. Toss in Montero instead and I think we have a deal.
Sign and throw in Brett Gardner too.
greetings good sir I am but a simple general manager of a professional baseballing team and I would like to propose a transaction by which your club will provide mine with a legendary talent who would normally cost a large number of valuable future baseballers, but in this case, you accept my final offer of Josephus Gallo III, the ghost of Jackson Frazier, and one Miguel Andujar. Should you question the future value of said Andujar, might I recommend reading the comments section of the New Amsterdam Post Sports section. I await your response with great anticipation.
Brilliant!
Perhaps you can assist in moving a large mass of left fielder across the Canada border?
It’s a bit late for that
cash considerations…that go WITH Andujar… and still, most GM’s will say no..
I’m not sure Andujar makes any major league roster. His hitting has gotten consistently good worse and while his fielding stats are better this year, he has been pretty bad in the past.
If I’m the GM for a rebuilding team, I wait for the Yankees to release him and try to sign him to a AAA contract. If someone is willing to actually expend team resources to trade for this guy – that would be foolish, but more power to them.
NYY is not releasing Andujar if he still has 2 more years of arbitration
Then he will take up a spot on their 40 man for two more years.
He is a marginal major leaguer. I can’t imagine why a team would trade anything for him.
The yankees prospect and trade jokes aren’t funny original or clever . Nobody is laughing …everyone thinks you’re stupid .
Did help that the third comment in the thread (time wise) was “Brace yourself for the Andujar trade proposals. Too bad, Clint Frazier is not around..”
Youre just getting what you asked for.
There’s a good reason those jokes exist
“The yankees prospect and trade jokes aren’t funny original or clever . Nobody is laughing …everyone thinks you’re stupid .”
This is EXACTLY what fans of other teams think , when they hear the NYY prospect evaluations and trade ideas.
Exactly. No one is trying to be clever. It is mocking equally non-clever comments heard thousands of times. In my case over many many decades.
The intent is possibly to show that others have learned a lesson and to re-examine.
I used to live in Boston, and talk radio was full of the same stupid trade proposals. I just assumed fans in other cities did the same, because stupid fans are stupid.
It was borderline amusing the first time but now dozens of people have turned into Carlos Mencia. It’s actually not funny when you recycle someone else’s line and repeat it for several years. Sadly in their minds, they are being clever.
I hope you feel the same way about all the comments on Astros posts?
Andujar and Judge for Franchy Cordero?
You have commentors above who think Joey Gallo actually has trade value and you wonder why this persists?
If they didn’t have Westburg and Henderson (and Mayo?) waiting in the wings, I’d sorta love this for the O’s.
Easy. Trout & Ohtani for Miguel.
Attach Rendon to that and it actually might not be a bad idea. It would let the Angels at least start over from scratch instead of constantly remaining in the “too good to rebuild, not good enough to get to the playoffs” category that they have been in since they signed Pujols.
Brewers might make some sense if they don’t get Bell. Especially if Jace Peterson is out for a while. Platoon with Rowdy at times, relieving Urias, etc.
Andujar to Royals for Dozier. KC throws in some money to cover difference in salary. Yanks get someone who can help in corners, and legitimate RH power. Royals do not have 3B of the future, and Andujar can have a tryout over the rest of the season.
NYY needs pitching. Donaldson is your starting 3b in the playoffs and Marwin was signed to be the backup and DJ is your backup at 3b also….also NYY not taking on Doziers stupid contract
The Royals aren’t throwing money in for anything, let alone to the Yankees of all teams
There is a huge problem with that Chris. Andujar can’t play 3B.
We’ll give you Volpe and Peraza if you take Andujar and Gallo.
Andujar and gallo. For ohtani and trout.
Though you are joking, the Yankees would do this in a second.
Ohtani is one of those pitchers that doesn’t do well at Yankee stadium. Now if the Yankees can get Stanton to drop his no trade clause. Trade Stanton get Ohtani use him as a DH and pitch on road games.
Yes and the Yankees only need to add 4-5 high level prospects.
And I’m a yankee fan.
Royals should have gotten Andujar as part of the Benintendi return. The dude can hit and has two more years of team control in a relatively pressure-free environment.
From what I’m hearing about Miguel Andujar, Yankees should be able to package just him for a combination of Soto, Bell and Corbin. Even then that would be a steal for the Nats.
In other news, ice is cold.
In other news, you have nothing to say or contribute.
Frazier part 2 holding onto a prospect too long and end up releasing him. Most you can get for him is some back up utility player.
Word is the deal is finalized with Walmart for a case of Great Value Green Beans
would love an Andujar for T Skubal or Andujar for D Bard straight up but NYY should just accept a Andujar for Quintana or even an Andujar for M Fulmer straight up trade. Andujar deserves a starting spot.
You are not getting Skubal for Andujar. Not even close. Tigers would take Andujar for a 2 month rental of Fullmer
No the Tigers would not do that deal!
Fulmer is a set up man who has the stuff to be a Closer.
The Tigers should just extend Fulmer and make him their new closer
after they trade G Soto.
Not even getting Quintana for Andujar.
No thanks, they already have Willi Castro pretending he can field a position. He can fake it at more positions.
These types of proposals are what spawn the Yankee fan jokes. Tigers aren’t going to trade Skubal for Andujar despite how much Tiger fans complain about Avila’s trades. Andujar is a throw in on a trade for Skubal. Trading Fulmer straight up for Andujar is more reasonable but he wouldn’t replace Candi at 3B and not sure the Tigers want a bad LF that might hit someday to replace Grossman.
Royals should have gotten Andujar as part of the Benintendi return. The dude can hit, and has two more years of team control where he would perform in a relatively pressure free environment.
If he could hit he really should have done that. It would have a much better career move than posting below average marks for three consecutive years.
Padres should take a look. Him, Happ, and Contreras would be a decent backup plan if they can’t land Soto.
Padres should take a look..Andujar, Happ, and Contreras would be a decent backup plan if they can’t land Soto..Should take a look at a Haniger for Snell deal too..
The last I heard, Seattle was balking at a Haniger for Snell proposal. Snell (healthy TOR-ish arm signed for 13m in ’23) is much more valuable than a hurt rental OFer and the two teams “couldn’t” make up the difference. We’ll see if it gets revisited but I’m betting the house on different (minor) transactions happening.
Yankees will try and use him as the headliner in a Soto trade. Their ownership overvalues trash
Luis Castillo to Yanks for Andujar, Oswald Peraza, Jason Dominguez, and Austin Wells
Please put down the crack pipe.
Yea, that’s toooooooo much. Lol but it’s fun to dream. That’s more along the lines of what it would take to get Soto
the article says he can play left field so get it done AA he can’t do worse then what’s out there
If Andujar is traded he will become an All-Star, to whichever team he’s traded to. Guaranteed.
Typical Yankee hype. Andujar is mediocre at best DH. All-star – that is extremely hilarious.
Instead of hysteria from so many the following are all true imo
He was a terrific hitter in the live ball Era.
He was legendarily poor at 3rd base.
A promising career was detailed by injuries.
He is hitting very well at AAA.
He appears to be a decent corner outfielder.
He hasn’t gotten a major league shot since his rookie year due to a mix of injuries, mediocre defense and limited success in a small samplings of opportunities.
He may well become a good hitter again if given an opportunity in a Cincinnati, KC, etc. Or he may prove to be a AAA player
The Yankees will not get a roster player for him but may get a decent A prospect with some upside talent.
I hope they trade him. I hope he gets an opportunity and I hope he has a good major league career.
Well said, Darryl.
Cashman and the anal-ytics department would rather keep running out Gallo, who doesn’t make contact in 45% of his ABs, than Andujar. Cashman has jerked Miguel around long enough. Trade him to a team that will give him a real opportunity.
Luis Castillo to Yanks
Andujar, Oswald Peraza, Jason Dominguez, and Austin Wells to Reds
Yankees say no thanks
Probably a bit of an overpay by the Yanks but maybe if there is a bidding war and the Yanks really want Castillo. It’s a much better trade proposal then most if Yankee fans think they are trading much less then that they aren’t getting Castillo. The Mariners seem to really want that guy and easily can outbid the Yankees same thing with the Padres.
You won’t get both Peraza and Dominguez. If Castillo were the only option, maybe — but he isn’t.
Besides, I seriously wonder how Luis would respond to being forced to cut off his hair and beard under Steinbrenner’s antiquated grooming policy. Would a Samson syndrome ensue? If he felt humiliated and it affected his performance, the impatient Yankee fans wouldn’t cut him any slack, and the whole thing could spiral downwards.
Fink, I heard that Castillo would have no problems cutting his hair.
Low ball offer for Castillo
Would much rather see Andujar in the lineup then Gallo. Still think he has a great bat. Given the opportunity to play regularly think he would be valuable.
Yanks get Luis Castillo
Reds get Andujar, Oswald Peraza, Jason Dominguez, and Austin Wells
Please put down the crack pipe.
So is everyone on mlbtr lol
MIKE WHAT THE HELL THE YANKS ARE TRADING ANDOOJAR INSTEAD OF JOEY GALLO? WHAT A TRAVESTY DONTCHA THINK? IMMA HANG UP AND LISTEN
Andujar for Fulmer… Rookie of the year runner up for rookie of the year winner.
Tigers GM “Click”
Luis Castillo to Yankees
Andujar, Oswald Perez, Jason Dominguez, and Austin Wells to Reds
Would much rather see Andjuar in the lineup then Gallo. Still think he has a great bat. If given the opportunity to play regularly I think his production would improve.
Three team trade, Andujar splits time between Washington and L.A. and the Yankees get Ohtani and Soto
Mets here
I laugh at all these comments about how dumb the yankees and cashman are. How the yankee players are washed up Well they have the best record. They are in first place. And a strong contender to win the world series. So maybe dumb is not so bad
Volpe and Dominguez for Soto
No.
It’s not enough other teams can easily out compete that offer.
And…And…And ?
As a yankee fan I would gladly add Torres and a high level prospect to that package.
Can’t believe Yankee fans could get Mike Trout for Andujar and Frazier
Why would the Yankees offer both? One or the other and maybe a PTBNL
Probably best suited to be included in a multi-player trade to help round out the deal, or traded in exchange for a couple of A ball players to help replace what they just traded for Benny…
Would be a good fit for the Brewers, Rangers, Reds, Giants, and Padres; and maybe the Marlins, Mariners, and Guardians…
The Clint Frazier effect
Yankees have done him dirty. He put up 4.9 oWAR in his age 23 (rookie) season. The guy clearly can hit in the majors and he’s getting into his prime years now. Terrible defensive 3B but seems fine in the outfield. So what do the Yankees do? Let him rot in AAA while bringing in one retread outfield stopgap after another. They destroyed his trade value and then decided they were better off keeping him as depth because they couldn’t get anything for him. So he stagnates further. Meanwhile we had to suffer through Joey Gallo for over a year rather than give him a shot.
Maybe he would be a good option for the Braves
So they’re going to trade Andujar and keep Gallo? Lol Andujar has way more upside
Enough upside and FO confidence to eat Joey’s contract? I think that was Cashman’s query the past day or two and now we see “his” answer…
Should be shopping Gallo instead. Gallo sucks, Andujar at least has some potential
No one wants Gallo.
Maybe a smaller market team with less pressure to perform like the Pirates or Brewers would be a better fit for Gallo. I’m sure at least a few teams would be willing to listen to trade offers
No one is paying for an impending free agent who may very well be designated next week anyway
“Gallo Sucks” well genius if even you know that dont you think other GM know that, Who is going to want him?. typical Yankees fan , other teams just exist to help the Yankees
Smaller market team where he won’t be under as much pressure and scrutiny like the NY media
That scrutiny has collapsed — the tabloids are defanged and talk radio is for mouth-breathers.
“Gary Sanchez and Miguel Andujar are untouchable, cornerstone pieces” man that narrative has taken a nose dive. While it’s always beneficial to get homegrown talent. Who have the yankees missed out on via trade by not willing to include those dudes early on in trade talks? Did it cost them a WS?
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Yes Big L by the Yankees
I love how you see a report on some players and they say stuff like “he’s been very productive and put up big numbers at the plate. He’s slashing .228 with 8 homers at the dish. Then post an article about another player and say that they’re struggling and unproductive when they hit .260.-.270. You see it all the time on this site. So bad.
I hope the Orioles jump all over this. Needs a change of scenery
Seems pretty obvious they’re just going to cut him (DFA, to be specific) after the deadline or at latest after the season, and all 29 other teams know that. So they’ll get precisely nothing for him, unless he’s a throw-in to a larger deal (speaking of which, it’s really telling that he wasn’t in the Benintendi deal, despite no doubt the Yanks offering). Might as well just clear the roster space.
Someone tell me why the Marlins, Pirates, Nationals, Rockies, etc wouldn’t flip a prospect for Andujar
Why is there a complete lack of trades like this
The Pirates wouldn’t because Miguel is arb eligible in 2023. That’s why they ditched Colin Moran.
He will be released sooner or later and they can have him for nothing
I wish the Orioles would
That likely will happen by Tuesday.
Because he’s (undoubtedly) out of options, which means you need both a 25 man and a 40 man slot for him and can’t option him anymore without him being snagged on waivers (which would cost nothing for the acquiring team and is probably what lots of teams are waiting for). I don’t know all four of those teams’ systems but the Pirates and Rockies certainly have better options at all the positions he plays, and the Nats have the resources to buy a better option when they’re ready to compete again.. Marlins might be interesting but their two best position players are their 2B and 3B, and there are much better 1B and corner OF on the market.
What might happen is someone grabs him for next to nothing and tries to slip him through waivers to send him down to AAA one more time. But that’s a lot of If’s and it would have to be close to absolute zero cost, at which point the Yanks might as well just cut him.
Lots of teams have an Andujar. Us Rockies fans are already frustrated because the organization isn’t giving Elehuris Montero any playing time at 3B.
Yankees are not likely to get more than a lottery ticket for Andujar and i would hope Cashman knows this. Maybe a team like the Pirates or Diamondbacks take a flyer for the rest of the year but they are about 4 years past him having any real trade value
Makes some sense from the Pirates perspective. Probably doesn’t require much in the way of prospects. Could be the 3rd OF next year with Reynolds and Suwinski. Or could get a long look at 1B.
What do the Yankees need in return?
Maybe some infield dirt and or grass seed. Nozzles for the hose?
Quintana and a mid/lower prospect.
Andujar is doing a bit better in AAA this year and could be poised to make a ‘come back’ if he has a position in the MLB
Pirates get him, plop him at first and OF depending on who gets called up. He’ll get playing time here that can allow him to get some MLB PAs.
Yanks probably want more though.. i doubt anyone is that high on Miguel to go any further than a rental and low end prospect.
edit: Cruz would make a great 3rd OF too. Cruz is going to have too move off of short eventually and probablly sooner than later.. he is average at best there. if it wasn’t for that arm speed he would be off of short already. Accuracy and time to throw is not that good.
*have been
Andujar and 50lbs of clams for Refsnyder.
I don’t think anyone including Andujar wants to see him playing the OF in Fenway
Ah, he plays LF and probably doesn’t have lots to learn at Fenway except standing 250 ft from home plate and playing the carom off the Monster…..not exactly baseball brain science.
Manny Ramirez begs to differ
“The Yankees have optioned Andujar to Triple-A Scranton a whopping nine times since Opening Day 2020, and even during his stints with the big league club, he hasn’t been a regular in the lineup.”
That pretty much says it all. Anybody who thinks Andujar has no gripe should read that sentence.
“At the same time, his stock isn’t exactly at a high point, given the lack of recent MLB production.”
Why’s that? Oh, that’s right . . . you kept him down in Triple-A while you gave the playing time to Joey Gallo, even though Miguel was good for 0.2 bWAR in only 14 games, while Joey only managed 0.1 bWAR in 81 games. I say this not to bash Joey, for whom I feel sympathy, but to make the case for Miggy, for whom I also have sympathy and who I think has a right to feel like he’s been screwed around.
So first of all 14 games is nothing. The list of players who put up .2 bWar over any 14 game period of their careers is miles long
Andujar is a guy with ok power, low OBP because he doesn’t walk, and no real defensive home. If you’re lucky you end up with an Eddie Rosario who doesn’t steal or play the field. Those guys grow on trees in the high minors. I don’t get the obsession with him
And Gallo isn’t on that list this year. In fact, he’s accumulated 0.5 bWAR in his entire Yankee career. Like I said, I’m not bashing Gallo; just comparing him to Miggy, who got sent down while Joey struggled.
In Scranton this year, Andujar has a .343 OBP and a .489 SLG with 10 HR and 12 doubles in 219 AB. His only teammates with more HR are Peraza (13) and Florial (12). That doesn’t look like a low OBP or a lack of power.
In his only full season in the majors, before he was injured, this was his line with 27 HR, 47 doubles, 92 RBI, and an ISO of .230:
.297/.328/.527/.856
He was good for a 19.6 UZR/150, 3 DRS and 1 OAA in 106 innings in left field this year, so, yes, he does have a real defensive home.
Maybe he’ll never replicate his rookie year, but I hope he’ll get a chance to try with another club. He’s worked hard enough to improve his game and deserves a shot.
Andujar is now quite old for AAA. There would be something seriously broken if he weren’t putting up big numbers there, and said big numbers do not prove he is a different player than before
So first he supposedly had a low OBP and no power — and now it’s that he’s old.
Have a nice day.
The legendary bat speed of Clint Frazier…the legendary power of Joey Gallo…the legendary all fields hitting of Andujar. One can begin to see a pattern. Cash is the best GM the Yanks have ever had not named Stick Michael. But if he has a flaw it is that he can sometimes overthink things. Sometimes a guy with a loopy swing…is a guy with a loopy swing.
Two of those guys — Frazier and Andujar — were afflicted with injuries. There was nothing illusory about pre-injury Andujar’s hitting. He bested DiMaggio’s rookie record for doubles and would’ve been ROY were it not for Ohtani’s two-way debut.
As for Gallo, that was just a bad trade apparently precipitated by an overreliance on WAR ratings that failed to account for what a bad fit another high-strikeout slugger would be on a team full of them. Whether they should’ve anticipated his inability to function under the New York spotlight is debatable. I mean, how do you appraise that? That sort of thing doesn’t show up in the medical reports.
BTW, Frazier’s career OPS+ is 104, with a 150 OPS+ in 2020. When he was healthy, he hit.
The Yankees ruined his career
It’s world series or bust for Yankees. They don’t want to be the best team in the regular season, then get bounce before the world series. So before they start bidding against themselves to keep Judge, they are going all out. Not a yankee fan, but i’d be surprised if they don’t make a couple of huge star power splashes.
He has not The Yankees ruined his career
When Cashman offers you a trade, you know they are garbage. Andujar is a bag of balls.
The Rangers got four prospects for Gallo, and three of them are already on the 40-man roster in Texas.
He has not had a real opportunity to develop his game. The Yankees ruined his career
Andujar ,Florial and gallo to cubs for robertson,smyly and a low A lottery ticket. Cubs don’t need gallo but maybe a change of scenery does him good and cubs get first crack at him for a pillow contract next year.
That’s a highly unrealistic proposal — but maybe you’re being sarcastic; it’s hard to tell in print.
I can’t imagine they are going to get much u less they package him with Clint Frazier
Frazier is in the Cubs system. They signed him in the offseason.
Case of Big League Chew and a used peanut roaster.
Andujar, Frazier, Refsnyder, and Gallo for Soto and Ohtani.
The Yankees, once again, over value their prospects in trade proposals and under value the players on other teams.
At some point, play or trade these guys before you totally tank their value and careers.
The Yankees, as an organization including their fans probably do over-value their prospect as do every other team and their fan base, especially those who comment on this site…..really tired of the same garbage that makes Yankee fans seem different than any other teams fans on this site…….
I wonder how come other teams don’t hype their prospects. Maybe they just don’t care as much. I think it’s great to get excited about the next potential Yankees star and if it doesn’t work out, so be it. Look to the next guy.
But as far as crazy trade proposals go, Yankees fans definitely don’t have the market cornered. I’ve seen idiotic crap from all fan bases.
Other teams do. Every fan base has their prospect fetishists.
But every team doesn’t have NY-centric media pushing those prospects as the next big thing
I’d almost say – trade him to Colorado, and play him in LF. You can move Bryant to RF, and Charlie Blackmon to DH.
Trade Connor Joe, CJ Cron, Daniel Bard, Chad Kuhl, Jose Iglesias (who’s hitting .353 on the road and .243 at Coors) and Alex Colome for prospects – especially higher level AAA Prospects.
I feel sorry for Miggy, I guess you cant say anything about playing time with the Yankees. hes been in the same doghouse that Frazier, Voit was in. He should have been playing in Gallo’s spot
Seems like the kind of guy who could have a decent career after a change in scenery.
Jose Quintana, his 2022 remaining salary and a 40/45 prospect based on pipeline, if they still need an inning eater? think i saw they might have gotten one already.
Put Miguel in the minors exclusively in OF and 1B and call up Martin for a bit see what happens… if martin does what he is doing in AAA this season then call Miguel back up and see if he can handle Cruz’s rocket launcher arm.
MIguel seems to do okay at AAA but hasn’t done much for a while. I think a cheap rental and a decent prospect. with a kicker isn’t unreasonable. Yankees probably want more those because he does have the time to figure out how to work through the problems. Very understandable but i doubt many would consider giving up much more.
All I can say is thank god Cashman is given blank checks time after time or this would be a dumpster fire of a team.
I am hoping the Orioles jump all over this. Send Diaz and call it a deal.
Hope Yankees send him to a team that will start him. Trade him for a AA reliever for all I care. Dude deserves a shot to prove himself while he’s in his prime.
Andy jar was signed back on July 2nd, 2011. How the heck did he not become a six year minor league free agent yet and how could he possibly still have options left?
The centerpiece to any Castillo/Montas trade, naturally.
Mlb should just let the NYY add whoever they want to the team without penalty. Bring in Soto, Contereras, Castillo, Montas, and Robertson. Hell throw in Bell too
I mean in todays financial MLB, we’re nearly already there.
Dodgers $261 million
Yankees $253 million
Orioles $46 million
A’s $48 million
5 to 6 times more money to spend on players.
Nice and even playing field.
MLB is such a JOKE
I’m guessing from your screen name that you’re a Pirates fan. According to Forbes, the Pirates and White Sox had an identical $258M in revenue. But the White Sox’ team payroll is $195,888,896, 7th in the majors, while the Pirates’ payroll is $68,010,793, 27th rank.
forbes.com/mlb-valuations/list/#header:revenue_sor…
Maybe you should be more concerned about your team’s owners, no?
Torres, Schmidt, Andújar, Peraza y Florial for Soto
Andujar For Jorge Lopez (Orioles)
Trade Gallo and give Andujar his shot. He was great when he was healthy and he seems like a good teammate.
Wish we could swing something to pickup Greinke. I know he has stated he doesn’t what to go to the Yankees but he’s going nowhere with KC. Gallo and a box of crackers wouldn’t fit it done. Throw in miggy and hmm.