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Reds Acquire Miguel Andujar

By Mark Polishuk and Leo Morgenstern | July 31, 2025 at 4:49pm CDT

The Reds have acquired utility player Miguel Andujar from the Athletics in exchange for right-handed pitching prospect Kenya Huggins, according to Ari Alexander of KPRC2.  Andujar is a free agent after the season, and was seen as a very likely candidate to be moved by the rebuilding A’s.

After a runner-up finish in AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2018 and then a few uninspiring years with the Yankees, Andujar has rebuilt his value as a regular contributor since leaving New York.  He has hit .285/.320/.412 over 640 plate appearances with the Pirates and Athletics since Opening Day 2023, good for a 105 wRC+.

As per the norm for a right-handed batter, Andujar has performed far better against left-handed pitching than he has against righties.  Cincinnati will probably deploy Andujar as a platoon bat with lefty-swingers Gavin Lux or Jake Fraley in the corner outfield slots, and Andujar will likely get some time at third base as a better-hitting alternative to Ke’Bryan Hayes.  Another of the Reds’ deadline pickups, Hayes is an elite defender who struggles mightily at the plate, so Andujar figures to get some late-game pinch-hitting opportunities as well.

Andujar is earning $3MM in his final year of arbitration eligibility, so the Reds will only owe him a little under $1MM for the remainder of the 2025 campaign.  That’s a bargain price for an above-average bat who has upside as a lefty-masher, and it’s a particularly smooth fit since the Reds are working within a limited budget.

Cincinnati emerges from deadline day with an estimated payroll of just under $119.9MM (hat tip to RosterResource).  This stands as the Reds’ highest payroll since the 2021 season, and the acquisitions of Hayes, Andujar, and Zack Littell indicate that the team is making a strong push towards its first postseason appearance since 2020.  The Reds are 57-52 entering tonight’s action, and sit three games behind the Padres for the final NL wild card spot.

Huggins was a fourth-round pick for Cincinnati in the 2022 draft, and a Tommy John surgery shelved him for big chunks of the 2023-24 seasons.  As a result, Huggins has only 107 pro innings to his name, with 63 1/3 of those frames coming this year with A-level Daytona.  Huggins has a 3.69 ERA in his return to action this year, looking pretty sharp even with a diminished strikeout rate that could be a by-product of his long layoff.  MLB Pipeline slots Huggins in as the 27th-best prospect in the Athletics’ farm system, noting that he has exhibited better command post-surgery.

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84 Comments

  1. HiredGun23

    23 hours ago

    Bam!!!

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  2. King. Of. Cards

    23 hours ago

    I didn’t know Andujar was still playing baseball.

    1
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    • kcmark

      23 hours ago

      Miguel yes, Juaquin no.

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    • NYCityRiddler

      19 hours ago

      He can’t believe it either! Ahahahahahaha!

      Reply
  3. mrkinsm

    23 hours ago

    Booyah the right handed power bat the Reds offense needs to put them over the Padres.

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    • joecourt

      23 hours ago

      hes hit 6 homeruns this yr so much power

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      • kcmark

        23 hours ago

        Warning track power in Sac = Legitimate power in Cin.

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        • gbs42

          22 hours ago

          Sactown is a hitters park too

          Reply
      • Oppo nacho

        23 hours ago

        Not many at bats

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        • NYCityRiddler

          18 hours ago

          Where’d Stevie Steve go, I love listing to nut jobs like that, at least until I banish them to the Enchanted Kingdom. Ahahahahahahaha!

          Reply
      • mrkinsm

        22 hours ago

        Are you suggesting my clearly sarcastic comment isn’t accurate?

        Reply
  4. Steinbrenner2728

    23 hours ago

    A trade involving Bob Castellini/Nick Krall and John Fisher/David Forst is what we really needed today actually.

    4
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    • Man What Runs With the Football

      23 hours ago

      Castellini could sell the team and the new owner takes them to Portland or Nashville. Or, the fair weather fans could stay quiet and let Francona work his magic on the team. And before you puff out your chest and yell how great a fan you are and blah, blah, blah. How many games did you see at Crosley Field?

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      • Mauired

        23 hours ago

        Loser comment. Haven’t been to Crosley but I wasn’t alive. Hope that is a good enough excuse for you. Not sure how good your countin skills are but these fair weather fans haven’t seen Reds beat a team in playoffs since 1995. That’s the longest drought in SPORTS. Its been time this organization figures out how to run an organization. They are lucky to have ANY fans at all.

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        • Man What Runs With the Football

          22 hours ago

          Really, that’s all you have? Duh, that’s a loser comment. Who are you Beavis or But*head,? Castellini is trying to run the team on a budget and put a decent team on the field. Otherwise some guy with big dollars comes along, buys the team and moves it somewhere where the revenue might be better. Appreciate what he’s trying to do. Otherwise it might be like the situation where the Cincinnati Royals left town never to return.

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      • mrkinsm

        22 hours ago

        I wasn’t alive, so I assume that makes you a better fan. All I know is the Reds haven’t done anything in 30 years. I did get to see the Beach Boys (twice) after Reds games at Riverfront – that trumps you and your boomer memories.

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        • Man What Runs With the Football

          22 hours ago

          Again, with the juvenile comments. Beavis or is it But*head,” that trumps you and your boomer memories”. Wah,wah, Castellini won’t get Soto, Judge and Ohtani. Grow up. Reds have had ups and downs over the past 60+ years, but I sure am glad they’re still here.

          Reply
        • Man What Runs With the Football

          21 hours ago

          Oh and I forgot. It was great to watch the Big Red Machine in person.

          Reply
        • mrkinsm

          21 hours ago

          Is this you Phil?

          Reply
        • Man What Runs With the Football

          18 hours ago

          No bro, it’s a REAL Reds fan who remembers Tommy Helms, Frank Robinson, Lee May, Bobby Tolan, Darrell Chaney, the Big Red Machine, Bo Diaz, Todd Benzinger, Dan Driessen, Kal Daniels, Barry Larkin etc etc all the way up to this year. I love every minute of the baseball season, and every time we said at the end of the season,”We’ll get’em next year.” Make fun all you want, but I’m glad they are still here because there were times when we weren’t sure if they were gonna be. Listening or watching games with my dad or my grandma were some of my best memories. So you laugh if you must, call me a boomer if it makes you happy, I’m disabled too, so there’s something else you can use for jokes. But the fact that Marge Scott and Dan Castellini kept the Reds from moving on should be applauded because they were almost out the door and on to greener pastures. You have a great day and an even better weekend.

          Reply
        • Friarguy19

          18 hours ago

          George and Harry Wright, Asa Brainard, Marty Gould…(I’m REALLY quite old)…

          Reply
  5. This one belongs to the Reds

    23 hours ago

    Aren’t the Yankees still trying to trade him?

    He’s having a better year than Connor Joe, but will he sustain it?

    Still not a big bat.

    Reply
  6. julyn82001

    23 hours ago

    I like Miguel but he was not a long term solution for the young A’s having a surplus of talent waiting on the wings….

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  7. JTSmith Reds

    23 hours ago

    Ok

    Reply
  8. holecamels35

    23 hours ago

    Pirates let Andujar walk years ago and he’s probably be top 3 in offensive production

    1
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  9. TrillionaireTeamOperator

    23 hours ago

    Big things poppin’!

    Reply
  10. Degaz

    23 hours ago

    Better than Connor Joe at least..

    4
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  11. rondon

    23 hours ago

    Are the Reds making odd moves..?

    3
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    • Armaments216

      23 hours ago

      Just sitting around letting the phone ring, then agreeing to whatever call they randomly answer

      3
      Reply
    • kevin mccane

      23 hours ago

      When *aren’t* they?

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      Reply
  12. ctbronx7

    23 hours ago

    A bargain! This guy can still hit.

    1
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  13. NineChampionships

    23 hours ago

    Solid get for the Reds knowing he’s never gonna play 3B on that team. He’s a decent DH.

    2
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    • Oppo nacho

      23 hours ago

      How about left field?

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      Reply
      • NineChampionships

        23 hours ago

        I mean it’s not ideal but he’s fine in LF a couple games a week.

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    • Tiger22matt

      18 hours ago

      Solid? He has zero power for a DH.

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      Reply
  14. This one belongs to the Reds

    23 hours ago

    We can hear the presser now. They could just play the past two years over again to save time.

    We tried.
    They asked too much.
    We didn’t want to give up our prospects, even one of our 18 shortstops.
    etc.

    3
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    • PessimisticRedleg

      21 hours ago

      They made 3 solid trades man.

      1
      Reply
      • NYCityRiddler

        18 hours ago

        Define “Solid”? Ahahahahahahahaha!

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  15. NYG4246

    23 hours ago

    Really good contact hitter. I’m forever rooting for Andujar

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    • Ella B

      23 hours ago

      Why? He’s just not that good.

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      • NYG4246

        22 hours ago

        He’s a good hitter. Whenever he’s consistently in the lineup he hits for right around .300. His power is gone after the shoulder injury. Thought he caught a bad break with the Yankees when urshella showed up. Always liked him. Good hitter.

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        • PessimisticRedleg

          20 hours ago

          Thank you. As a suffering Reds’ fan, just the fact he is not Connor Joe is a massive upgrade. We will take what we can get,

          Reply
  16. octavian8

    23 hours ago

    When Friedl returns from paternity leave I imagine Conner Joe comes off. Does Andujar replace Espinal?

    Reply
    • Oppo nacho

      23 hours ago

      Espinal isn’t going anywhere, he plays everywhere and has good at bats

      Reply
      • Oppo nacho

        23 hours ago

        Actually yeah I’m not sure, maybe benson

        Reply
    • mrkinsm

      22 hours ago

      Option Benson to AAA.

      1
      Reply
    • PessimisticRedleg

      20 hours ago

      Connor Joe will be the odd man out, IMO

      Reply
      • Oppo nacho

        6 hours ago

        I think he will be anyways when friedl comes back, then someone has to move for Andujar

        Reply
  17. lander1971

    23 hours ago

    The Reds were going to get a power bat and they ended up getting two guys with 8 HRs combined. lol. What a joke of an organization.

    4
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    • Big whiffa

      22 hours ago

      That’s my squad! Another floundered deadline. Smh

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  18. Andujar

    23 hours ago

    Looking forward to it.

    2
    Reply
  19. Rsox

    23 hours ago

    They needed a backup Third Baseman for the Third Baseman they just acquired

    1
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    • Big whiffa

      23 hours ago

      They need a starting 3b and make Haynes platoon

      1
      Reply
  20. Marqueef Grissom

    22 hours ago

    Very underwhelming return. Miguel is hitting almost .300

    1
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    • Graymond Dreen

      22 hours ago

      Andujar is a 30 year old utility player who can hit but is not a good defensive player and is a free agent after this season. To get a decent pitching prospect like Huggins for him is as good as you could expect.

      Reply
      • Marqueef Grissom

        22 hours ago

        3 years at A is concerning

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        • Graymond Dreen

          22 hours ago

          Huggins had TJ surgery in mid 2023 and missed almost all of 2024. So it is not surprising he is still in A ball. Still he is only 22 and is rated one of the Reds top 30 prospects. That is a decent return for a guy like Andujar.

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  21. ShannonL

    22 hours ago

    We now have an idea of how our lineup will look the last 2 months of the season with platoons in right field & DH. Below is batting order, position and current year ops + in parentheses:

    1. Friedl (110) CF
    2. McLain (87) 2V
    3. EDLC (128) SS
    4. Hays (122) LF
    5. Fraley (110)/Marte (120) RF
    6. Steer (87) 1B
    7. Stevenson (94) primary catcher
    8. Lux (99)/andujar (110) DH
    9. Hayes (59) 3B

    Trevino secondary catcher
    Santiago utility
    Benson optioned to Louisville
    Joe optioned to Louisville

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    • mrkinsm

      22 hours ago

      Good chance you see Andujar start against lefties at 1B, Steer shouldn’t be there.

      Reply
      • earmbrister

        21 hours ago

        He has 5 games in his MLB career at 1B

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        • mrkinsm

          21 hours ago

          Yep, that’s plenty.

          Reply
  22. mark.neuenschwander@gmail.com 2

    22 hours ago

    Another dud window is Castellini ran out of pennies in the couch.

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  23. jimij

    22 hours ago

    We’ll Reds made no slash, hardly a drip for a team with playoff hopes, I guess it’s all in for 2026, this team has a window of opportunity and it’s fading away

    1
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    • ShannonL

      21 hours ago

      Our rotation is in place for next year and at least 7 deep. The issue is going to be offense. Even if McLain returns to his 2023 form and Austin Hays agrees to his mutual option we are sub par offensively at at least 2 corners. Say Marte plays right and Hays plays left we are above average there but what about 3rd and first. Even if a healthier steer hits decent at first we are still inadequate offensively at 3rd and DH. We will be paying $15 million for one corner/DH not to play in candelario and $8 million for the next four years for Hayes and his career .650 ops. We will not be able to afford a big free agent corner or DH run producing bat. Maybe CES gets more selective on what he swings at and further develops.

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      • Joe It All

        21 hours ago

        It’s a pipe dream but if Kyle Schwarber truly wants to come home and play in Cincinnati for his Middletown faithful then Hayes lack of offense at 3B won’t even matter. His defense alone will be worth running him out there everyday. Schwarber’s offense from the DH spot will more than make up for it. You can have weak hitting starters who are glove first as long as others parts of the lineup generate the offense you’re missing from that player.

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    • This one belongs to the Reds

      19 hours ago

      You really think 2026 will be all that different?

      That’s what they are counting on.

      They won’t change until people vote with their presence and their wallets.

      But people fall for their shtick every year.

      Reply
      • octavian8

        10 hours ago

        Aren’t you being just a little hypocritical suggesting people boycott going to games to protest the FO? I don’t know if you actually go to games or if you only sit under your bridge glued to your keyboard. There are fans out here who don’t want to trade our future for two months of trying to get into the playoffs one year and done. Just a couple of years ago we were consistently losing 90 games a year. Krall and company have done a remarkable job with drafting and trades to start to turn this mess around. Since you are not falling for their “shtick” now is a good time to find a team more to your liking and follow them. And take your poison with you.

        Reply
  24. brucenewton

    21 hours ago

    The next Mantle.

    Reply
    • PessimisticRedleg

      21 hours ago

      No, he didn’t blow out his knee early in his career like the Mick,

      Reply
  25. PessimisticRedleg

    21 hours ago

    I love it. There is maybe a 1% chance the Reds are a legit contender this year. But that’s far better than the 0% I’m used to.

    1
    Reply
  26. Tiger22matt

    18 hours ago

    And the Reds went dumpster diving. And the front office gave the fans a big FU.

    1
    Reply
  27. This one belongs to the Reds

    10 hours ago

    Tiger, it’s been the same since 2022, yet people defend it and still think it will change.

    Reply

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