Miguel Andujar told Yankees manager Aaron Boone yesterday that he wishes to be traded, Z101 Digital’s Hector Gomez reports (Twitter link). Andujar was optioned to Triple-A after last night’s game, as the Yankees needed to open a roster spot for Giancarlo Stanton’s activation from the 10-day injured list today.
As per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, this isn’t the first time Andujar has asked to be dealt, as the infielder/outfielder has gone from future cornerstone to a seeming afterthought on New York’s roster. After finishing second in AL Rookie Of The Year voting in 2018, Andujar has played in only 90 Major League games since the start of the 2019 season. Injuries have been a factor in this lack of playing time, as Andujar missed most of the 2019 season due to shoulder surgery and also missed a notable chunk of the 2021 campaign due to wrist problems.
With Andujar missing so much time, the Yankees simply moved on to other players — most notably Gio Urshela, who enjoyed a big breakout season when replacing Andujar at third base in 2019. Andujar wasn’t necessarily seen as a long-term defensive fit at third base anyway, but a shift to mostly outfield and first base work over the last couple of the years also hasn’t created a clearer path to a regular lineup spot.
When not on the IL, Andujar has been shuttled back and forth from Triple-A and the majors. He is still consistently producing at the Triple-A level, which could give other teams some indication that the 27-year-old Andujar can bounce back in a new environment and with steadier playing time at the big league level. It isn’t surprising that Andujar has become frustrated over his situation, but between his injuries and his .234/.260/.329 slash line over 319 PA from 2019-22, Andujar’s trade value isn’t exactly high.
Andujar has been mentioned in trade rumors in the past for a few years now, and Newsday’s Erik Boland reported just last March that the Yankees were again shopping Andujar to other teams. While Yankees GM Brian Cashman was undoubtedly not open to buy-low offers in 2019 or 2020, however, Andujar’s stock simply hasn’t rebounded to the point where New York could still score a big return in a deal.
It’s possible Cashman could look to move Andujar for another post-hype prospect type or reclamation project, or perhaps include Andujar as part of a larger trade package. Of course, the Yankees are also under no obligation to actually trade Andujar, as he is under team control through the 2024 season. Andujar is earning $1.3MM in 2022, in his first year of arbitration eligibility.
Before anyone trashes his defense,
After the position switch; he has:
+2 DRS (Defensive Runs Saved) &
+0.2 UZR (that is: +39.5 UZR/150)
Did i mention; he actually hits?
Compare him to “GG” OF Joey Gallo
(Rich man’s Adam Dunn) sub-.200.
Gallo ($10.2M this year) is a rich man’s Adam Dunn? Big Donkey had a career 462 HR with a 124 OPS+ despite his contact issues. He would have gotten to 500 if he played his home games in that short porch. Crazily, Gallo hasn’t reached average OPS+ since being in pinstripes.
Gallo is a poor man’s Jason Heyward.
I doubt he would have improved his homer #s THAT much considering most of them were hit at Great American Smallpark.
It is an 11 foot difference down the RF line in GABP and old NY/new NY. That might not seem like much, but that’s a massive difference. The difference between Dunn hitting 462 home runs and 500 home runs is hitting about 3 more home runs every year of his career than he did. Not crazy to say that he may have hit 5-7 more every year if he played as many years in NY as he did in CIN. Heck, he would have been really close to 500 if he played a full year in 2001, 2003, and didn’t suck in 2011.
Joey had 38 homers and 90 last yr, and had a gold glove, he is a bargain for the Yanks.
Yeah and he only cost the Yankees: Otto, Duran, Smith and Hauver.
Dont forget Miguel Andujar, seemingly too, justinkm19,
Assuming, he gets moved.
How’d Gallo absorb 133AB!
None of whom are any good.
You’re overeating these prospects. Moreover, have you ever heard of RuleV?. Sans 20/20 hindsight, Gallo was worth the gamble.
RunDMC, by rich man’s Adam Dunn; i meant prototypical “3 outcome: Walk. Home-run, strikeout; attested: low BA, high OBP; amazing homers.
I know Big Donkey hits HR: 462; sad just shy of 500 : ((
Would it have been enough to beat: -102 DRS: -92 UZR to make the HoF?
“Rich man’s” comes from Gallo’s better defense;
+39 DRS, +16.6 UZR lifetime.
Looking back, i wish i used a different term, but few players get homers, walks strikeouts in prime; as much as Adam Dunn!
Loved watching him play : )
I’m curious why Gallo is terrible in the OF this year. If cant hit .200, play defense! -Thanks for the reply!
Are we sure he hits? Enough? His OPS is basically the same as Aaron Hicks’ OPS. He once could hit, but we still don’t know if 2018 Andujar is still a thing post major shoulder surgery. Some hitters never fully recover.
Agree RobM, but I think I know that Joey Gallo will never hit playing for the New York Yankees! He’s had far more opportunities this past year than Andujar. Not sure about Andujar, the ships sailed on Gallo in NY.
Hahahahhaah going from actual +0.2 UZR to projecting +39.5 UZR/150 and pretending that’s legitimate
Wow
LOL I think you need to run those numbers again
Poor Andujar making over a million bucks to play a game this year and isn’t happy. Maybe he will be hanging out with Dom Smith in AAA soon? Last time I checked MLB teams don’t respond well to trade demands.
Cashman will give him away in July for “a proven pro” reliever about to be DFA’d by a sub-.500 club.
Andujar will then turn into the second coming of Jay Buehner.
2001 Jay Buehner and that reliever will turn into Clay Holmes like every other reliever Cashman gets.
In my opinion—- He’d fit nicely into the Cardinals roster for the remainder of the season. The Cardinals need a proven MLB player like himself. He can play the infield and outfield.
Plus—— in 2023, he would get even more playing time. Molina & Pujols are retiring for sure. Corey Dickersons time with the big club looks like
Adding Andujar would just take playing time away from the performing rookies who have been carrying the team, that wouldn’t make any sense. Carlson and O’Neill will be back soon and Yepez, Donovan, and Gorman have all proven they deserve playing time. Dickerson should already be on the way out without adding another player to an overcrowded mix.
Reyes for him , Damn he’s hurt again. Who said know
I bet Dave Dombrowski is blowing up Cashman’s phone. Andujar’s defense would fit right in with the Phillies. He would probably instruct Thomson to move him back to 3rd immediately. Oh wait, Andujar only makes $1.3m. Way too cheap for Dave. He will probably demand Cashman sweeten the deal with Chapman in exchange for Painter. Insisting the move will take 5 years off his arm. Cashman will try for Rojas too and Dealin Dave will agree if Hicks and his entire contract are added. After the trade Dave will put on his snappiest plaid sport jacket and give a press conference announcing he has built a future championship team. He’ll blame Thomson next year, fire him and bring in Brad Ausmus. Three years from now Phillies ownership will smarten up but won’t be able to find a decent replacement because Dave absolutely wrecks his teams. D.D. will immediately get hired by the White Sox or Rangers and the cycle will repeat.
He actually hits??? .596 OPS. 74 OPS+.
Play better. Play better and earn a spot in the lineup. Don’t be a baby and ask for a trade. Just perform better
He’s played better than Hicks or Gallo, and it hasn’t been enough for Cashman or Boone. Why doesn’t “just perform better” apply to those two deadweights in the lineup?
That is a stupid statement. He has performed, he has done everything he has been asked to do. They said go learn LF and he did and he plays it fine after learning it on the fly. He is performing better than both Hicks and Gallo and it’s not even close. And at this point they are now costing him millions upon millions of dollars by playing these option games with him.
Yeah those 632, 667, and 596 OPS the last 3 years with a crap glove for Andujar is him doing “everything”
He’s hit to the tune of about 900 OPS in AAA. Sometimes a guy needs regular MLB at-bats, and not “every once in a while”. He’ll never hit on the Yankees because they’re too deep into non-hitters like Gallo and Hicks to quit them.
So he’s a quad A player being treated like a quad A player with options left
My heart bleeds for him
He had regular MLB abs. He sucks.
He just doesnt have the track record, or the back of the playing card, Gallo and Hicks had good years to earn the benefit of the doubt!
He’s done everything they’ve asked him to do except actually play well. Don’t get me wrong, I like Andujar and think he should be starting but folks around here are trying to fudge things. He’s been TERRIBLE statistically. Folks are trying to obfuscate that but it’s a fact. His stats have been awful. He simply HASN’T done what they’ve asked, namely hit.
If I’m the Phillies I would make a call
His defense looks a bit too good to fit into that Philly clubhouse.
That could work. Maybe he can hit in Coors, and the Rockies could use some offense. Get them some payback for the gift of DJ LeMaheiu.
Not a DH. Next.
Andjuar requesting a trade is fine. He wants to play again in the majors, and he will. It’s not up to the Yankees to trade their depth just to make him happy.
One. Point. Three. Million. Dollars. Or, $1.3MM. However you want to write it, that’s what the Yankees are paying Andjuar to serve a role they want him to serve, which is depth for the MLB team. He’s out of options after this season. He will either be on the Yankees next season, if not even later this season, or he’ll be on some other team.
They Yankees may very well have seen enough with Andujar’s recent time on the team that maybe they’ll look to move Gallo. That’ll take some time, but let’s not inflate what Andujar has done. His OPS is the same as Hicks.
1.3 million. Yup. Do the job you’re being paid for, Miggy. So far you have. I don’t have any issue with him wanting more playing time, but there’s a CBA for a reason, there’ s MLB contract for a reason, and the Yankees constructed their team knowing Miggy is part of it. How do I know that? They opted to pay him $1.3 million to be there when needed.
Wonder how much more he could’ve made if he was starting a couple years ago..There are two sides to that coin Rob..
@Tippin, it would depend on what he did. His major shoulder surgery cost him all of 2019, and then 2020 was the season of the virus, so there was no minor leagues for him to show what had on an every day basis and to keep rehabbing. He had to get his swing back mostly by playing in the expanded minor league camps. Last season was his first to really show where he was at, and he did hit well in the minors, but not much in 160+ PAs in the majors. He also had to learn a new position since he is a butcher at 3B. To his credit, he looks like a legitimate MLB OFer now, and that’s not surprising since he is regarded as a good athlete. He wouldn’t be the first player to fail defensively at 3B and then go on to be a good fielder elsewhere. Gallo is one. Teixeira another. Alex Gordon another. I’m not saying he’s a gold glove caliber defender (need more time to assess and for him to keep improving), but he’s competent.
So what are the Yankees to do? Give him away? He has value to them. He can increase his personal value by doing his job in the minors, and then when he’s called back to the majors.
He honestly opened my eyes his most recent trip. He can field. And while his hitting line wasn’t great, he scorched a number of balls that were caught. I think he can still hit like 2018. He may have opened the Yankees too. We’ll know in the coming weeks.
@Rob If you were him, what would you do? Personally, I’ve ridden those minor league busses, and slept in those hotel rooms where the AC was broken..and for a guy to make it to the show, mash, and have a couple of years stolen by injuries only to be bumped isn’t right. He’s a person, and a damn good ball player..and I get the business side, but Miggy could’ve started for probably 20 teams over the last couple years..As for his value, the Yanks have ruined it on their own..betcha he’s an all star within 3 years.
tippin, you are trippin! This isn’t the Reds, this is the Yankees. There is not a defined role for him and he certainly hasn’t earned it by anyone measuring it objectively. He hasn’t remotely proven that he is a “damn good ball player”. He’s shown “promise” and done nothing but underwhelm every chance he had since his rookie year.
I understand his frustration. But if he actually shows that he is even a good ballplayer let alone a damn good one, he would be playing a lot more. When he’s throwing up a collective 62+ OPS over the last 4 seasons in the majors, you better be Ozzie Smith if you want a regular role.
FSF: Welcome to the party! Yeah, he’s not performed exceptionally, and he’s been injured since his first year. So, this is his second year, and he’s not Aaron Judging it…..
Shut up and do my job. That’s what I’d do. “It isn’t right”? Gtfoh. He’s free to quit and go find another job if this treatment is so unfair
To add to that, wonder if he is under a split contract? I know service time towards the max ten year pension is also in play here
i checked cot’s contracts.
he’s not under a split deal, last time he was for the record was 2019 season (and in that case, would have been paid about 285k had he spent entire season there, but due to injury, didn’t).
In fairness to him, the Yankees are ruining his career and possible future earnings by not letting him play in the majors or by not dealing him to another team for help at another position. It was foolish of the Yankees to just save him in the minors just in case someone got hurt. They did the same with Clint Frazier and probably hurt his career also.
I’m not trying to pile on the Yanks because they are just 1 of about 15-20 teams that do the exact same thing. Options are great to some extent, but they also hinder players. I don’t exactly how to fix the situation. Perhaps something similar to a Rule 5 draft where teams can pick guys on the 40 man roster of other teams if they do not have a certain # of plate appearances for their particular option year. Like 100 for the first option year, 200 total for the second, or like 300 for the third. Or x # of batters faced for pitchers. And of course there would have to be something to cover for injuries as well. But guys just need a chance to play and not get saved in the minors when they are ready.
Andujar had plenty of chances though.
And he has proven himself every time he gets a chance. That is what has to be so frustrating for him. It’s one thing if he was crapping the bed but the kid has hit from his first call up and hasn’t stopped.
LOOK AT HIS STATS
Andujar hasn’t proven anything bro since his surgery in the majors. Nothing
Watch the games and AB’s and you would think different. It’s tough to put up big star lines when you aren’t given ample opportunities. And the knock on Andujar was never his bat, it was that he never had a position. He learned LF and is more than adequate. Honestly Gallo after all the talk of Gallo being a golf glove outfielder I am hardly impressed with his defense.
What he has “proven” is he’s a one year wonder. What exactly has he accomplished since his rookie year?
Your eyes aren’t lying to you. Gallo this year is on pace for about -10 OAA.
He sucks. Why do you refuse to accept that?
If he sucks, then why don’t they send him elsewhere? Why keep him in the minors?
hiflew, because he serves a depth role, especially with Hicks, Judge and Stanton all potential injury risks. No other team is willing to give all that much for Andujar (pretty much nothing) so why would the Yankees do that?
I can’t believe the number of posts here trying to accommodate Andujar’s career earnings objectives. The Yankees, nor any other team, should care or have to care about when someone becomes a free agent or hits arbitration. The CBA is in place for all of that. If Andujar has a problem, it’s with the CBA that the Players’ Union agreed to, not with the Yanks or MLB.
Bottom line, if he even played “good’, he would be playing. He isn’t even playing remotely decent as far as I’m concerned so his situation is about where it should be IMO.
they don’t owe him anything. Let him force them to play him by hitting!
But in that case isn’t Gallo forcing himself out of the lineup by being on point to putting up one of the worst offensive seasons we have ever seen in baseball history?
You’re upset a historically streaky hitter is in a bad streak that is 40 games? You want a guy making 10M, with a career track record WAY longer than Andujar to get the same treatment as a prospect who hasn’t proven anything and makes 1/10 the cost, with no production to force their hand, plus options? And Gallo historically is a way better defender than Andujar could be in his best dreams?
Do you really put weight into 40 games of any stats for an 8 year vet, let alone defensive metrics that need multiple seasons of data to be legitimate? How naive are you?
Not to mention Gallo’s Statcast numbers show he’s not doing much worse than his career norms.
@mookiesboy- How would you recommend he collect those ML hits from AAA and/or the bench?
The Yankees should do right by the guy and just trade him.
Nah.
I don’t blame Andujar for wanting a trade, but the reality is that everyone has to:
1) Play well enough to earn a primary spot, or
2) bide his time until FA.
But this NBA trade-on-demand garbage, when you’re a part of a team having a historic run, is asinine. Yeah, I get it, he’s young, he wants his shot, he feels unjustly relegated to AAA, & he’s “too good” to be transferred back and forth.
Well, when you’re competing with everyone in the world for the same positions and you’re fairly mediocre out of the bunch, you’re road is going to be long and arduous. You can accept that, or just whine about having opportunities most people wish they had.
I don’t have any issue with him saying he wants a trade. We know where that’s coming from. His heart and desire to play. His value is low so the Yankees are better keeping him, and maybe they actually are considering changes based on what they saw.
Hey Clip!! Was actually at the game today, first one since before covid.
To play devils advocate….what has Gallo done to lock down this spot? At his best it was an argument whether he was actually an above average player given his massive flaws and now he has fallen off a Cliff. I get that Andujar isn’t a superstar but why does Gallo have a death grip on this position?
No minor league options.
Yanks4Life: That’s awesome, man! Yeah, I totally didn’t address the flip side of his request in this commentary. I did below in response to your other post, which I agreed with. Gallo & Hicks are the problem here. This isn’t a rough patch. They simply aren’t performing at all, and imo, can’t perform.
They’ve got two key spots tied up, and when talking about 26-man roster slots, that’s a lot.
So, I should’ve noted that my above comment is in a vacuum dealing only with his demand to the manager. I get the feeling, and L99 is absolutely right – he simply wants to play. I guess I just view his approach to a manager with that request in his last year differently. I view it as more….disrespectful(?) perhaps, to the organization.
Nonetheless, yeah, Gallo & Hicks have done nothing to retain their spots. So, just because they make “X” amount each means nothing. Perform or go somewhere else. Hicks has had ample time, imo, and although Gallo has had less, it’s been sufficient. Trade the poor guy. Let him flourish back in TX or wherever. Move on. Then, Miggy gets his shot anyway, most likely.
38 homers and 90 RBI last year!
Slider32: Yeah, man, his totals were pretty good. But, if you isolate his stats just on the Yankees, not including the TX Rangers, he’s been really, really bad.
Trust me, pains me to say that because I am a Gallo fan. I was a proponent of bringing Gallo to the team. I bought into the power & defense, the OPS line totals.
My opinion upon reflection is that I was wrong & we gave up some valuable prospects for a trade acquisition that hasn’t yielded any results for the Yankees.
Man, I root for the guy. He’s a good guy. But he is lost in a NY uniform.
The problem is the Yankees are too good and winning every game. Yankees fans, who are use to complaining about everything, have nothing to whine about. So now they demand the team wins 10-0 every game and therefore complain about Gallo and Hicks cause they want huge numbers at every position, Winning isn’t making them happy so now they need to win 10-0.
Even though Gallo has a long track record and probably will start to hit. Of course the Yankees might start losing some games when he starts hitting so Yankees fans will ignore it and complain about something else.
Well said, Clipper.
Whiny athletes, I want to be traded! Sorry, we don’t trade on your terms Miguel! We do what’s best to the team, when/if we can get value we’ll trade you! Do your job…
Yeah, man. That’s what irked me. Perhaps I’m wrong. As a younger guy I’m a bit old-school, but I just viewed his request as… I don’t know, inappropriate?
I got absolutely zero problems with the trade request. You only get a certain amount of years to maximize your dollars. You already have to wait until year 7 to be a free agent. You know what that shoulder injury taught Andujar? That he may not be around 7 years to cash in. So, what can he do about that? The Yankees by sending him down are screwing with his accumulated playing time pushing his free agency back even more. He isn’t getting play time so he can beef up those numbers and get himself pay raises through arbitration and he feels like he has outperformed Hicks and Gallo. Neither are doing anything special to inhibit Andujar’s progress but get paid more. Yeah as a player you should do right by the team, but teams take advantage of that mentality and forget to do right by the player. He wants to win, but he does have a family and wants to get paid as well while he can play.
How is it inappropriate? Every athlete has a right to ask for a trade, same as every team has the right to trade players.
Outlaw: Well, my view stems from the fact he’s part of a team serving in a specific role. Part of a team on a championship track, no less. But, I just think a trade request for a team doing what they can do reflects a degree of inappropriateness (for lack of a better term).
I acknowledged though, that I have an old-school mentality for a younger guy (in another comment on this page), so I admit it’s just my subjective observation. I understand his perspective, I just don’t agree with it, man.
Look, I played baseball at a higher level than a lot of people get a chance to, I felt fortunate, not entitled. I was better than a lot of other people that were granted opportunities I didn’t get along the way… It isn’t a good feeling, but it’s life, man.
Plus, for his own future it’s a dumb request. It’s an emotional appeal for a business decision. People inside baseball know what this will do to his rep and so does he (or he should).
Having played at the level you did, you’ll surely know better than me… but don’t people inside baseball consider his age and situation?
If he was 22, I’d totally get it.
Fact is he’s 27 though, and without options after this year I assume will be looking for a new team in the near future. He needs meaningful playing time to market his services I would think?
I also just struggle to wrap my head around how the team’s trajectory impacts things, but I’ll admit my mindset is if you’re unhappy, regardless of situation, seek change. I feel that’d be especially true in baseball where you have a short window to do it.
But your response is well written and does help me understand a bit, even if I don’t completely agree.
Yes, you’re completely correct, and I’m sure that’s exactly what he’s thinking. And, as to your third paragraph regarding change, yeah, that does make a lot of sense.
So, to expound on the trajectory, he’s going to play an integral part this season due to injuries & Covid (both seem inevitable). There’s a lot of baseball left, so if an injury occurs, perhaps a trade-deadline move of Gallo, that would likely place him on the 26-man for the remainder of the season, as long as he hits. He could be a part of a championship run.
If he goes to another organization, he’s still subject to the same option via the contract. And, the traveling could be far worse, and for a far worse team. Yes, it’s plausible he could land somewhere that plays him everyday, but it’s far from a guarantee. I just don’t think he’s thinking that through. A trade doesn’t resolve anything, and he certainly won’t get to choose to whom he gets traded.
So, although I think teams understand why he’s requesting this. I also think my last statement was made prematurely & presumptuously. It really depends on how he went about requesting it and his attitude from this point forward. But, there is one thing he can do to force their hand: play incredibly well. Play so they can’t deny him playing time, where he’s too valuable to keep down.
I appreciate the conversation, bro. I laughed like hell at the Frazier one below too… haha.
If Andujar plays well, he will force their hand. I agree with that 100%. I am also glad you appreciated my Frazier comment.
Yankee fans should enjoy the start their team is having. It seems that some want their team to be perfect in every way. That will never happen.
The Yankees are signaling that Hicks and Gallo are ahead of Andujar on the depth chart. What we don’t know is what was promised to Andujar in order to get him to sign in the first place. The Yankees seems to me have gone back on some promises because of Andujar’s injury, they moved in another direction. Fine, well if the situation changes like that the player should voice his displeasure to management. Remind them why you signed in the first place and ask to be moved. You still do the best you can while you are there, but be honest with your team you want play time and are willing to go somewhere else to get it.
@kingbum they told him absolutely nothing because he is still under arbitration until 2025. or are you talking about in 2011 when he was a 16 year old out of DR?
The only thing he can argue til then is the salary or request his release if they option him next year if they dont release/trade him this year.
He did his job. The difference is he was sent down and knows he will always be sent down on this team.
Andujar? He hasn’t been good in four years.
Criticizing an athlete for not being complacent about just collecting a nice paycheck when he wants to play and earn it. Curious take. I will just assume you never have complained about a “lazy, greedy athlete” at any point in your life.
This has nothing to do with not being complacent. This has to do with knowing his position, and that of every other minor league player, but expecting treatment as of he is an elite performer that has earned his spot. He’s not, it’s that simple. If he wants to earn it, he needs to play his role for the team.
So, I’m questioning his commitment to his role & his team. Im also questioning why a guy who has been injured for the past three years, but been paid anyway, and received a raise, is complaining to be traded when he’s in the same position that everyone else is in. Oh, and he actually earns his time after this year too.
As I’ve said, I understand his perspective, I just don’t agree with it. And the comparison between someone “who isn’t complacent” and someone who is and makes “too much” because he is lazy and greedy is undefined and apples to oranges.
What it comes down to is that he wants a chance to play everyday, and be able to prove that he’s worth $5 million or $8 million or $12 million a year.
Regardless of whether $1.3 million is a lot of money to the rest of us, he has one window to make as much Major League money as he can for himself and his family. And he doesn’t want that window to close without having sufficient opportunity to earn that money.
Then he should have played better. It’s not on the Yankees to lookout for the financial well being if Miguel Andujar. Seems pretty entitled to think it is.
True but it’s not wrong of a player to request being moved if he sees he’s stuck in a spot on a depth chart and thinks he can get more playing somewhere else. That doesn’t mean he’s going to tank it, it just means he wants play time so he can get paid.
Your statement applies to every single minor league player playing, Moonlight. That is the problem.
The other problem is: if he’s traded to another team, they can send him right back to AAA, call him up when they need him, send him back down…. A trade changes none of that.
So, I guess I’m confused at the reason why so many (especially Miggy) think that a guy who has been injured for 3/4 years, and is playing relatively mediocre in his fifth, would automatically be placed on a 26-man roster if traded?
I don’t know, it’s just my opinion, man. As you see here, everybody has one…lol.
He doesn’t get paid that in AAA. That is the entire issue with sending him down and why he is ticked off.
LeftField: I get what you’re saying in terms of the difference, which is why I say it’s a bit silly for his request because he’s still in the same situation. In other words, his contractual terms don’t change with a new team. He isn’t guaranteed to play anywhere in MLB. In fact, with another team, he may not even get called up as much as with the Yankees this year, depending on their needs/injuries/26-man situation.
That’s where I differ on the subject regarding his transfer making a difference for him. What if he goes elsewhere and is blocked by someone healthy until next season anyway? The only thing he accomplishes by doing that is making less money and not traveling as much.
Or perhaps he’s transferred to a team with a greater distance between AAA & MLB teams. Then, he’s stuck doing the same thing, but it takes more time, and will be for a worse team, most likely.
Like I said before, man, it’s just how I view it overall. I respect how you guys see this thing, and I understand your perspectives. They’re perfectly valid points because nobody can predict the future.
@RobM He doesn’t get paid that much in AAA. He gets $90k per season. HUGE difference.
I already know he’s coming to Texas, it’s almost inevitable
Texas jettisoned him out of town knowing they were going to be all in the following season and spend epics amount of cash. That has to say something that they didn’t want him on their team anymore knowing they were going for it in a few months.
I think he’s talking about Andujar.
For Willie Calhoun, right?
Andujar for W. Calhoun. 2 underachievers who want to be traded. A great challenge trade!!
I’m not ready to give up on Calhoun just yet but Nick Solak would be a good offer
Andujar, Gallo, and IKF for Seager?
The last piece of Cashmans failure. Could have traded Andujar and Sanchez for Realmuto.
Was that an actual offer? Plus, they’d have to re-sign/pay JT.
Cosmo: Yes, that’s who the Marlins wanted for JTR and (embarrassingly) the Yankees said, no. Granted, that’s when Sanchez was a skyrocketing prospect.
Hindsight is 20./20, how about Holmes and Taillion!
Yankees fans have nothing to say about them. Wonder why?
What about not protecting Whitlock in the rule 5?
They could have kept both and then simply signed Realmuto for money.
The Padres will be happy to bring him onboard.
Andujar for Clint Frazier. Do it Cashman.
Haha, this made me laugh.
don’t really blame him tbh.
Me either. He’s the poster child for “change of scenery candidate”.
I wonder who they’ll package him with Frazier with to acquire :p
Those two for jd davis and dom smith
He’s late to the party Yankees fans have been trying to trade him for studs and top prospects for years already
The mariners need to be on the phone right now
Clint Frazier and Miguel andujar was the package of crap for a star well before jd davis and dom smirh ! V New York New York
And to clarify crap it’s in no real value to other teams to give up anything of value or use ! I’m sur3 all four are fine young whipper snappers
Hope the Orioles jump all over this.
I know I said I wouldn’t complain about Cashman anymore but he really needs to make a decision….does he want his team to win at all costs or does he want to be known as the smartest guy in the room?
If I’m Andujar I’m filing a grievance against the Yankees. At this point he has proved he is the best of Gallo and himself and now you’re screwing with his wallet and development.
And let’s be honest bc we have seen this of Cashman in the past….he is willing to hurt the team in order to prove he was right about something.
Okay end of Cashman rant until the next time he makes an absolute moronic decision that is obvious to everyone besides himself who has the least bit of baseball sense.
While I think Andujar should be playing instead of Gallo, there’s no way he can file a grievance. What the Yankees are doing has been collectively bargained. It sucks but it’s legit.
Yanks4Life: I agree with you on your third paragraph. Cashman (well, most people) like to prove he’s right. He’s willing to extend Gallo/Hicks much, much more consideration for their playing woes, partly because of money, mainly because Gallo was a key trade deadline acquisition. Hicks was a fairly large contract extension at the time & the Yankees have always said he has “unlocked potential.”
Yeah, they don’t want egg. Yeah, I agree, they shouldn’t operate based on ego, man.
But, in spite of those two & injuries to key players the Yanks are mopping up right now.
This pitching is unreal this year man. If Monty does have a no hit bid tomorrow he’s going to be coming up short haha.
I gotta say it’s fun to complain when you’re still winning. This team does not need much though. We need a steady CF and LF, they can even be defensive specialists being we are rolling with no offensive production from those spots.
Imagine if we actually traded Gallo, and had a notable improvement in the lineup over him? Sheesh…they’re basically unstoppable (basically because Hicks is still there).
Clipper, I think Hicks has been a tad better as of late. Maybe finally knocking off some rust? He wouldn’t be the worst fourth outfielder.
Agree completely. I think Hicks has value there*, as the fourth OFer. I could certainly stomach that role without issue. I do think we’ve seen the best of Aaron Hicks.
But as a primary CFer, everyday lineup guy? No way.
The Yanks have many options, they could put Stanton, Judge, and Hicks in the outfield and DH Carpenter.
All you do is whine. The Yankees win every game and you still whine like a 2 year old lol.
Here’s another reason why Cashman might be hesitant to embrace the embarrassment of admitting defeat and dealing Gallo:
‘Five days after promoting one highly regarded infielder acquired in the Joey Gallo trade last July, the Rangers are calling up another. Josh Smith reached base 10 times in his first five games but left Friday night’s game against the Mariners with a sore left shoulder before going on the injured list, so now Ezequiel Duran will get a chance to show what he can do.
“Ranked No. 76 on the Top 100 Prospects list, the 23-year-old Duran will start at third base and bat sixth against Seattle on Saturday. He’s making the jump from Double-A, where he was batting .317/.365/.374 with seven homers and as many steals in 45 games. He leads all of the Minor Leagues in doubles (24) and extra-base hits (32), and his 105 total bases are fifth in the Texas League.”
That’s from the MLB site.
Three of the four players Cashman traded to Texas for Gallo are already in the bigs.
You just made my heart sink with that. That just made it so much worse.
The pitcher they got for Gallo, Glenn Otto, held the Mariners to 2 runs on 2 hits through 5 innings in the game that’s still in progress. Now they’re into the bullpen. Otto has an ERA of 4.24, and if the Rangers can hold down the M’s for one more inning, he’ll have a 4-2 record in 8 starts.
Just running more salt in the wound for me Fink lol.
Sorry ’bout that. : (
These are small samples, I don’t see Otto starting for the Rngers in 2 years!
You have a winning team! Poor Yankees.
slider, given that it’s a small sample, I’m not sure on what you’re basing that prognosis, but in his 13 big league starts his FIP is a respectable 4.13 and his K/9 is 8.74. Over his two partial seasons of 58.2 innings, his fastball ranks 13th in Weighted Fastball Runs Above Average, and 11th in Weighted Fastball Runs Above Average per 100 Pitches among starters with at least 50 innings. If he can develop his secondary pitches, he might make a career. He’s already improved his changeup over last year’s version.
Andjujar’s demotion is Disgraceful. His double in Monty’s near perfecto saved the Yankees from an embarrassing loss, and his D in Left has been very good. So, they reward him by demoting him, instead of trading, releasing, or demoting Gallo & Hicks. (I don’t think anyone would be stupid enough to pick up Hick’s contract..)
For Gallo apologists, he’s striking out 44.36% this year & his Career Average is 43.96%, so he’s not having an off year, really: he’s ALWAYS stunk: 44.36% vs. 43.96%.
Gallo’s D is also Highly Overrated. He’s mediocre in Left, Unlike Judge, who plays great D in Right & CF, Gallo is incapable of playing at a high level in any position, other than Right. And his arm strength & accuracy is also Highly Overrated, unlike Judge.
The Yankees should trade Gallo for a Starbucks Latte: at least it would be hot for a few minutes.
I was done with Gallo when he said he is who he is and isn’t going to make changes.
*Andujar, and Gallo is on pace for -10 OAA this year, which definitely does not mean he’s a good defender.
Andujar has been solid in left field. Besides easily passing the eye test, he’s above average in UZR/150, has 2 DRS in 88 innings, no errors, and a 1.000 FP. His 0 OAA doesn’t sound impressive, but only 18 players have more in left field, and from the 19th to the 47th rank all have 0 OAA. His 96% Success Rate ranks 7th.
And he still can’t hit the side of a barn in the majors
He’s a AAAA LF. Get over it. He’s not that good
congrats man. you’re an idiot for putting stock into 40 games worth of defensive metrics that counter 8 years of a track record for Gallo. And then you’re doubling down by claiming you have a point….
You mustn’t be watching every game. Gallo has been mediocre, at best, in Left, and his throws to home have been AWFUL, in terms of both accuracy & arm strength. He hasn’t reached home with any throw I’ve seen, and most throws were 15 feet short of home (over the cutoff man) & 10-20 feet off line.
Gallo has sucked his entire time as a Yankee and it’s been close to a full seanson’s worth of at bats. Even his defense has been subpar this year. What he did in Texas means very little.
And what Andujar has done is very commendable. He has worked hard and learned a new position well enough to play at the major league level.
I’d say Fink makes a good point.
Gallo played 6 1/2 years in Texas, not 8 years, and in that time he had an OPS+ of 116. His OPS+ with the Yankees is 85. What he did in Texas might’ve been great for the Rangers, but what he’s done in New York has earned him a total of 0.4 bWAR and -0.1 bWAR this year. Miggy has accumulated 0.3 bWAR in just 12 games this year.
Stats beat feelings dummy.
His career is 8 years, genius…
58+43=162?
Are you drunk?
Sorry you’re so angry about something, but Gallo is in his eighth season now, and it’s not half-over; so, no, he doesn’t have an 8-year track record yet. He’s working on it though.
And we’re not comparing his performance in New York to his performance in Texas in order to establish that he’s a bad fielder overall. He won a Gold Glove last year and fielded well in his partial season with the Yankees, and his above-average fielding in 6 1/2 years in Texas isn’t in dispute.
This year, he’s been sub-par, especially his throws. The metrics just bear out what we’re seeing. Most of the Yankee fans here probably watch every game or close to all of them. We’re quite as capable of appraising his fielding as some BIS hireling watching plays on a computer monitor, which is how DRS is compiled.
If you’re under the illusion that defensive metrics are a sure thing, I invite you to survey and compare the various metrics as applied to different players. You’ll find that Statcast OAA commonly conflicts with advanced metrics on Fangraphs, and Fangraphs metrics also sometimes conflict with each other. The most you can get from defensive metrics is a rough-sketch impression of ability by comparing them all — and even then, the contradictory stats can be as confusing as they are enlightening.
Most of us are probably aware of the caveat that one needs three years’ worth of data to get a read on a player’s ability. And that caveat is itself flawed.
Hope that helps you feel better.
“ Sorry you’re so angry about something, but Gallo is in his eighth season now, and it’s not half-over; so, no, he doesn’t have an 8-year track record yet. He’s working on it though.”
Okay buddy. Getting bent out of shape with someone saying he’s played in 8 seasons instead of 8 full seasons, but then you try to subdivide his career for the rest of your comment, to make a point. Sure man.
“ And we’re not comparing his performance in New York to his performance in Texas in order to establish that he’s a bad fielder overall. He won a Gold Glove last year and fielded well in his partial season with the Yankees, and his above-average fielding in 6 1/2 years in Texas isn’t in dispute.
If you’re under the illusion that defensive metrics are a sure thing, I invite you to survey and compare the various metrics as applied to different players. You’ll find that Statcast OAA commonly conflicts with advanced metrics on Fangraphs, and Fangraphs metrics also sometimes conflict with each other. The most you can get from defensive metrics is a rough-sketch impression of ability by comparing them all — and even then, the contradictory stats can be as confusing as they are enlightening”
You can claim you’re not doing something. But people are citing a combined -10 OAA of Hicks and Gallo this year to make their point. That is the exact process you then claim is dumb, yet you’re arguing alongside those geniuses. Where does that put you?
We get it. You think about 100 games in NY negates his entire career in Texas. If you didn’t think that, you wouldn’t be calling for his head. You’d be waiting for one of his hot streaks he got every damn year in Texas
So claim what you want to pretend you’re arguing. That’s not what anyone else I’m replying to is saying, and frankly, you’re contradicting yourself by claiming you know what others are arguing. Whatever
And buddy, I’m the least angry person here. I couldn’t give a damn about Gallo or Andujar! Have you seen how the moron yankee fans think Joey Gallo sucks at baseball? They’re the angry ones. Oh wait, that’s you…
“We get it. You think about 100 games in NY negates his entire career in Texas.”
No, you obviously don’t get it. Not only did I say the exact opposite above, but you even took the trouble to quote me.
“And buddy, I’m the least angry person here.”
Your hostility says otherwise:
“HOSTILITY
“Persistent anger accompanied by an intense urge to retaliate. Hostility is a common feature of normal behavior but may also be a major factor in mental and emotional disturbance. The line between anger and hostility is not a sharp one, but the term hostility is usually used in the psychological sciences to denote the kind of aggressive anger or rankling resentment that arises from prolonged frustrations or deprivations.” – Psychology Dictionary
psychologydictionary.org/hostility/
Your aim might be to say things about others in your insult-laden posts, but you’re saying things about yourself. If you don’t want others to know you’re angry, you’d do well to try another approach because this one isn’t working.
I hope you can relax and feel better somehow. Goodnight.
P.S.
It’s entirely possible that you’re not conscious of your anger.
For one, fink, I was not replying to you at all til you decided to call me out. Maybe, just maybe, I’m replying to the people who were arguing this line and no one asked for your input?
Frankly, I don’t need to quote every single person to prove my point. CTRL-F “-10 OAA, eye test, I watch every game” ANY of them and you’ll see… most people are saying exactly what you’re claiming they aren’t. And EVERY comment that mentions any of those, they are trying to negate Gallo’s entire career based on their eye test. If you can’t grip that, just don’t reply
They are trying to use 40 games of their “eye test”, plus OAA combined with another player(!) to prove their point that Gallo is a bad defender, about a guy with the majority of a decade with a track record of being an excellent defensive outfielder
So again, chill. Stop being offended on behalf of others. If you’re not making the argument, I’m not talking to you! Wow logic! But if you start chiming in the same sub-thread, buddy you’re arguing along side. Whether you typed “-10 OAA” or not….you’re arguing with them… again? Basic freakin logic.
PS, I’m not angry about the Yankees. Couldn’t give a damn if y’all end in 1st or 5th. Dumb logic and stupid arguments get my response. Congrats, you’ve earned two
If calling Andujar a quad A player, or getting on yankee fans for claiming their eye test is more indicative of future performance than data from 8 seasons from Gallo AND however many from Hicks
Yeah I’m an angry hater. Not an unbiased observer calling out BS. I’m an angry hater. You nailed it. Bravo.
Also, since you seem really full of yourself. Sarcasm isn’t anger buddy. It’s… sarcasm… Grow up to be a big boy and you’ll learn the differences! If you’re this soft, you don’t live in the city. Not with any respect from others, that is. Wow
“congrats man. you’re an idiot”
“His career is 8 years, genius”
“Are you drunk?”
You said that. Do you not recognize hostility in the way you talk to other people?
I’ve lived in Manhattan for decades. I don’t view that as a license, much less an obligation, to be offensive to other people. What’s more, most of the people I’ve known in the city all these years have seemed to value mutual respect and common courtesy more than hostility and abrasiveness, TV and movie stereotypes of New Yorkers notwithstanding. That makes me wonder if you live in the city yourself.
Mick: I don’t think there are any Gallo apologists left, brother. And Joe, yeah, I agree. When you’re failing miserably and state, “that’s just who I am,” wow. There are no words except, “good luck in Baltimore!”
Wow, the last line “…Hot for a few minutes…” Lolol. Ouch!
Math buddy. 2550 PA/ 941 SO is 36.9%…. If you want to cite his career, do it right
YOU’RE WEONG! He has 2147 ABs. PAs is NOT the same thing as ABs.
So, I was CORRECT in saying his SO rate is 43.96% in his at bats. PA are meaningless when looking at a player’s strike out rate.
The Yankees are winning every game but their miserable fanbase needs a whipping boy.
I think you’re misinterpreting the comments here. I’m confident that most of the Yankee fans here are delighted at the unexpectedly great performance of the team so far. What we’re talking about is the demotion of Andujar and the possible motives behind it. That necessarily involves comparing his performance to that of teammates like Gallo and Hicks. It also invites speculation that the GM might be hesitant to move on from Gallo because of the haul the Rangers got in return.
This has nothing to do with complaining about the performance of the team this year.
I like potato salad
Vinegar or Mayo?
Mayo
Can Andujar play middle infield? The Angels could use someone who can. I think the third deck beer guy is starting tonight at SS. He can’t do much worse so let’s see if the Yankees honor his request.
Hey Prov! I missed you in amongst the scrum. So, no, Andujar cannot play IF at all. He’s a good comp to Devers at 3B, defensively. But, LF seems to be a much more natural position for him.
Bottom line, you don’t want him for IF. His offense does not compensate for his lack of defense.
Hey Clipper! That’s a shame Andujar can’t play infield. We’ve dropped 10 in a row and somewhere around 13 of 17. And remarkably we don’t have any new injuries to key players to blame it on this year. I have to believe Maddon’s job is in question of we don’t start righting the ship. We can’t hover around .500 for another season.
The Yanks are looking great of course.
Prov: Yeah, I was really surprised, especially when I saw how well some of the pitching staff had been performing. No doubt Trout’s 0-19, or whatever it was, during the series with the Yanks helped immensely. He just didn’t seem like himself during that series (OF play w/ Gonzales, hitless, missed the diving catch). I know, “Wow, Mike Trout’s not perfect.” But, I’m just so used to seeing him make all those plays look easy.
Anyway, that’s got to be tough, brother. Hopefully they get out of their funk and turn it around. It’s exciting seeing the Angels come up in the West this year.
Just curious, but are you a Maddon fan?
I’m indifferent to who is managing the team. I like him but it all depends on how he manages the team to win. Lately not so good.
Guys I really don’t think you realize how bad Gallo is playing. The AB’s aren’t even competitive. He is on pace to putting up one of the worst offensive seasons ever. Literally any MLB outfielder is better than him right now. It’s honestly getting sad at this point. I’m not a fan of his but I’m actually starting to feel bad. NY is not an easy place to fail and this is going to get a lot worse. I joked before that Gallo will be out of baseball in 3 years but the amount of psychological abuse this guy is in for might put the nail in the coffin for his career.
Shut up and watch the Yankees win every freaking game. And that still doesn’t make you happy.
Gallo still sucks
Hey if your roof sprung a horrible leak and water was pouring in, would you just say “eh it’s alright the rest of my house is fine I don’t need to worry about this” ????
Doubt it
The Braves are the best fit for Andujar right now. He could be the Braves 2022 version of Jorge Soler, assuming he can stay healthy. I would say the Cardinals also, but they already have a logjam.
Andujar to the Mets for Dominic Smith. Both disgruntled. Both recently shipped to Triple A. Both play the outfield and 1st base. Both around the same age. Each probably in need of a change of scenery? Half serious here. The one fly in the ointment: money. Andujar 1.3 mil, Smith 4 mil. Most intriguing, neither would need to move from their “digs”.
That’s an intriguing proposal. I’d have to do a deeper dive but on initial consideration, that seems like a viable opportunity for both. Good thinking, man.
I came to the comments to make the same proposal. Not sure if Andujar can still play some 3rd base but Escobar isn’t exactly hitting and the Mets are getting nothing from the DH spot. Not sure about Smith’s fit with the Yankees. Mets may need to cover some salary.
“Not sure if Andujar can still play some 3rd base ”
No, he can’t. In fact, Andujar never really could play third sufficiently & since he’s been relocated to the OF he’s likely far worse there now.
“No, he can’t. In fact, Andujar never really could play third sufficiently & since he’s been relocated to the OF he’s likely far worse there now.”
Yep. I seldom saw a player who defensive metrics hated more. looked better with eye test: —“70 throwing” “45 fielding” prospect.
How is that possible?
Thankfully, in this “limited sample” +2 DRS and positive UZR
Guy plays a really good LF!
He’s a smooth LF,
I dont think he’s going back.
The issue with Andujar since 2018 is that he’s been utterly unable to hit non-fastballs. According to Statcast, his exit velocity against breaking pitches was 89.4 mph in 2018 and it hasn’t climbed above 85.4 mph since. His exit velocity on off speed pitches fell 11 mph from 2018 to 2019, and he hasn’t shown much signs of improvement since then. This EV drop has brought all of his corresponding stats down. He’s still crushing fastballs, and while he’s never walked much, his strikeout rate is 6% better than the MLB average and his defense since moving off of third has been acceptable. Someone may want to pick him up.
Tony Gwynn made himself a HOF by grounding off speed pitches between infielders though. Stanton is making himself a HOF by hitting the ball so hard fielders are scared to catch it. Lots of different ways to hit.
That’s true, but what Andujar has basically done is taken away a key part of his skillset. He mashed breaking balls in 2018! Yet now he can’t hit them. That would be like Stanton start hitting the ball as hard as, say, Nicky López (83 mph average EV this year). That definitely couldn’t succeed, because he is built around hitting the ball 100mph so frequently
Wow, I had not reviewed his hit-pitches splits. I didn’t realize he was that poor with off-speed this year. I’ll have to look at that, thanks Dodgers.
An exception is the curveball. His 6.63 weighted curveball runs above average per 100 pitches is his best number against any pitch this year.
It was super annoying to see the occasional Yankees fan (in the not too distant past) putting Andujar as a key piece of their trade proposals.
That said, for a very small financial cost and probably nothing more than a PTBNL, he’s definitely worth taking a look at. He’s got his flaws but a rebuilding team should take a cheap look at him and give him a prolonged major league audition.
That’s a key reason the Yankees should keep him. He has more value to them in this role, with potential upside, then getting back a lottery ticket.
This. We understand that he wants to be traded but there is no urgency or compelling reason for the Yankees to trade him now, given that he is not out of options until next season. In other words, they don’t have to give him away for a PTBNL.
I actually agree with that, but I don’t see anything really changing to make him any more valuable to them. He’s low enough on the depth chart at this point that there would have to be a ton of injuries in their lineup for him to get meaningful at bats. Even then, they’d probably trade for someone outside the organization before playing him.
I’m not a Yankees fan so I’m probably looking at it differently than you are. But it makes sense to a) clear a 40-man spot and a little bit of payroll, b) get a PTBNL or lottery ticket back before he’s out of options and they lose him for nothing on waivers next year, and c) just start fresh for everyone. But yeah, depending on how you look at it, he could have more value to them in a fringe 40-man depth role.
Judge, Stanton and Hicks have all had their issues with injuries
The Braves are always looking for cheap options and often target players who were good but have fallen down. Miguel would at least upgrade the bench and maybe compete for the LF job if Duvall keeps slumping and Rosario doesn’t fully recover !
By his swinging l can tell he’s feeling good about himself. He’s basically saying him or Gallo. l’d say Gallo.
I’d teach him a lesson, and trade him to Detroit ! 🙂
Gallo? Absolutely!
Andujar to Texas for Willie Calhoun straight up.
It’s altogether possible that almost everyone is a little right and a little wrong here. But start with the “all right” The Gallo trade was a poor move–he’s never been really good and he seems to have a case of the Sonny Grays. Andujar should probably be playing—but let’s not forget how frustrating it was not playing for three years because he was injured. And this year he’s done nothing to enhance his trade value. He says “get me out of here” but what he’s really saying is “give me away” and i’m not sure that the Yankees have a moral obligation to do that. He’ll be back on the ML roster soon enough, so let him produce–it’s the best way to get more playing time–or a trade.
Ed Whitson says “Hi!”
He truly needs to go to a club with the need of a DH. He’s this generations Edgar Martinez IF IF IF given a year at DH.
I’d dump Gallo & Hicks to SD,they want both bad enough. Dare I say it but for a reliable lefty hitting defense first CF who can also play left. Greg Allen would be nice.
I’d also like Benintendi in LF but hey I can’t have it all.
Andujar’s injuries have derailed his career the most but the Yankees have mishandled him his entire career as well.
I can see why he wants to be traded!
Hicks has a contract through 2023. Gallo can be released. they will not get anything for him… June 4 and 7 RBI sounds like a misprint.. My guess is they will give Joey a week or two more and if this continues let him go. My guess is if Andujar showed a bit more power all would be well but he needs at bats, lots of at bats… So I am pretty sure Andujar will be up again. It must be difficult though to keep going back to AAA. He is 27 for God’s sake. As far as Gallo he could agree to go to AAA to work on a few things or be released, that is what I would do if he continues to struggle. Do not know how Gallo has the Gallo to show up at the park every day.
The Pirates are trotting out a lineup any given night that has 4 or 5 guys who aren’t close to the hitter Andujar can be. And they’ve been playing middle infielders in the corner outfield spots all season, with predictably bad results. Andujar might be worth a look for the Bucs. When Gregory Polanco and Anthony Alford are your predecessors, there isn’t much pressure on you.
“Can be”
Just like every other yankee prospect who then craps the bed in the majors? Lmao
Andujar to Nationals for Soto.
Hear, hear!
Too light. That trade never works without Clint Frazier.
“That trade never works without Clint Frazier.”
Haha! Soooo true.
Andujar should be starting in LF. The only reason he was sent down is because he’s the one still with options remaining. But they really should just cut bait with Gallo and commit to Andujar in LF. Gallo is not going to turn it around in NY.
disgrace, your comment is true.
Hiflew also alluded to it above, and another was first to say this; all one of the best posts here
Needs to protest the system… cant; freshly signed CBA ink barely dry.
It makes slightly more sense, seeing as Andujar is out of options after 2022, and Gallo’ll be a FA; but still not right.
Dont blame him for the request.
Tigers get on it we need better offense
Andujar is a full time OF now right? He is not likely to fetch more than a maybe a rosen bag or a couple of bags of peanuts but there must be some team willing to take a chance. The Marlins like collecting corner OF’s. The Rangers don’t really have a LF or a DH. Diamondbacks? Rays? (Won’t happen because he would all of a sudden become an all star)
Yeah, his 3B experiment is over. He’s actually playing a pretty smooth LF. His routes are decent, but he does still need time out there.
I don’t see him going anywhere. He’s far more valuable to the Yankees than he would be in a trade.
Yes, Rsox….thanks for those words of wisdom from a true Red Sox troll who continually shows he knows next to nothing.
Nothing left to prove in AAA. Play him or trade him. Cashman insists on his boys Gallo and Hicks.
Hicks has a contract and plays CF…
Gallo more expendable; will FA.
Hicks wont get cut due to contract; should leave Gallo.
If youre the Padres take a flier. Myers out a while with the knee. Theyve gotten hardly any production out of the OF this year. Worth a shot.
That or take a flier on dom Smith. I’m sure Nomar mazara and Matt beaty are good guys but man they need better bats in the lineup esp LF. Preferably get rid of Nomar and Dom can DH too as a LH comp to Voit.
Finally, reason for a trade!
I love trades. ; )
I could see him used as a headliner to Oakland for Frankie Montas. He might be too expensive for the A’s though(sarcasm)
If we’re being honest, the Yankees are probably playoff bound, and have suffered a number of injuries. I could see them being on the look-out for some bullpen depth, maybe some outfield help at the deadline, and I’d be willing most, if not all, of the sellers would be interested in taking on that $1.3 million for a guy who was once lauded as a Yankees’ cornerstone, but was set back by injuries and poor performance while recovering. Especially considering the fact that he has played well as of late in the limited opportunities that he has gotten, and comes with 2.5 years of service time and could become a trade chip himself (for the far from contention sellers) or a potential piece for our projected runs over the next two seasons or even beyond if the price is right.
I think Andujar will get his wish within the next 2 months. If not, he likely gets it after Spring Training next year, barring a Yankees injury or something.
Cashman has been jerking this guy around for 3 years. Either give him a shot or trade him. If nothing else, he is a big league hitter. I don’t blame him for requesting a trade, having to watch the horrendous Gallo in the lineup every day instead of him. At least Andujar makes steady contact. The guy had 47 doubles in 2018.
The good news is;
He recently turned 27.
The guy isnt washed-up.
Also, great he can get position stability out of the way, early.
You know he feels comfortable playing in the OF to ask trade. — And i hope he gets it! Or reg. ABs!
Three years? He was jerking him around in 2019 was he was on the IL recovering from shoulder surgery? He was jerking him around in 2020 when he was trying to rehab and the minor leagues were as hit down due to Covid? They gave him 165 PAs in 2021 and he was less than mediocre. Not sure what you’re talking about.
Absolutely asinine to send Andujar down and keep the all time clown show, Joey Gallo. Trade or DFA Worthless Joey. Andujar was called up when Stanton and Gutless Gallo went down and was very solid for us. Every time I checked the box score he had a hit, RBI or contributed in some way. Just like Matt Carpenter who most Yankee fans rejected, wanting the 100% washed up Bret Gardener to return. I’ll take Andujar and Carpenter over two slugs like Gallo and Gardener who both couldn’t hit .200 for a season if they were allowed to hit off a tee. If they release Carpenter, I’ll blow a gasket just like I will if they make Chapman the closer again when he “heals” from whatever ailment he is suffering from now over the next great Yankee closer, Clay Holmes.
If I’m running the Tigers, Royals, Reds, Pirates or any other mediocre team, I’m calling about him. This is a chance to get a potentially really good 27 y/o player, with a proven season, on the cheap with 2.5+ years of control and a totally reasonable arb salary. His 2018 season was no fluke, there are no season-long hitting flukes in modern MLB.
Does he have options remaining (after this year)?
No
Can you blame the guy? He hasn’t had any playing time since his 1 good year in NY (yes I know he had injuries) but not the whole way through.. being in NY actually ruined his career
Orioles should make an offer, as long as he is a fit
He’s not a fit. Orioles have Nevin and need to see what he has to offer. The O’s don’t need to pick up every player who becomes available.
We really don’t need to see what Nevin has
At this point, Andujar isn’t a better option than Nevin. Nevin isn’t the long term answer, but no harm giving him some starts until Henderson or Westburg is ready.
Package him and Gil for Juan Soto. although they may have to throw in Josh Bell to make it even
This is the same Miguel Andujar who for his career over parts of SIX seasons with the Yankees has made an out 70 Percent of the time?
A bad defender with a career .308 OBP has little value in MLB.
There is a reason he is in the Minors and the Yankees have not received an acceptable offer the past half-decade or so to trade him!
JerseyShoreScare, he is not a “bad defender” At 3B, sure! But not LF; never ceases to amaze; smooth LF.
And remember! Not everyone can do it. Hanley Ramirez’s Outfield stint in Boston. Possibly, the worst
JerseyShoreScore* my bad, sir
The Yankees could take a chance and swap Andujar for Tucker, Owen, and Oliva.
Hopefully if he is traded, it’s to a team that will give him the playing time at the MLB level.
Andujar to the Cubs for Frasier!
He should ask for a trade As good as carpenter has been. Nobody could have thought he would produce at this rate gallo is setting the bed right next to hicks. But they still get a lot of playing time. So andujar is saying if I’m not wanted or needed trade me. I need playing time
Gallo is wetting the bed. And side note. Auto correct should mind their own business
“ Auto correct should mind their own business”
I’ve asked nicely, I’ve demanded, I’ve yelled embarrassingly loud in public….. autocorrect changes for no one, except itself, when you don’t want it to.
Look guys, I keep reading all this hate on Joey Gallo. When we all know he’s Nelson Cruz streaky. Like, you know the guy has long periods of trash at bats, followed by long periods of mashing. He has been like this his entire career. Why are we calling for his head now?
To start, I’m pretty much neutral overall about Andujar and how he fits this Yankee teem forward but in reading some of the stuff said already, can’t stop from commenting on my opinion.
And now that all the Yankee experts have spoken….Andujar is actually a pretty valuable piece to keep around at this juncture, not even 1/3rd through a long marathon of a season.
First, Its yet to be seen if any of the starting outfielders will remain healthy.
Secondly, Andujar, for all of you who don’t watch a game and only get your “expert analysis” from media or rumors, has actually played well defensively in LF as compared to pervious seasons….his routes to the ball are good, his confidence is obviously up defensively, and while he may never be a Gold Glover, and his arm is only average ( as you know even the great ones like Trout have) you can stack his play up against all the average LF’ers in the game.
His bat, is his calling card and while he’s still “knocking the rust off his approach at the plate” the skills that he exhibited in 2018 still are there…..he’ll always be a free swinger (see Vlad Jr.) will not walk a lot, and strike out a lot, but the power and offensive ability are still there…..please remember this guy has played a total of 90 games since 2018, and had a total of 319 at bats in that time……and again if you actually watch a Yankee game before commenting, in Boone’s system, he’s not playing nearly enough in consecutive games nor getting enough consecutive at bats, to get into a groove offensively….so naturally we only see sparks of what he might be able to do……as compared to the continual lack of success by Gallo and Hicks but that’s another story.
Whether as a trade piece, 4th outfielder, or starting in Left Field due to injury, he’s worth much more to the Yankees than “the bag of balls” or all the other stupid comments voiced previously.
No, Marwin Gonzalez is worth more to the Yankees, it’s why he’s still on the roster and Andujar isn’t. Andujar’s value is shuttling between New York and AAA and he clearly doesn’t want to keep doing that. Andujar is out of optiond after this season and is a strong non-tender candidate because of that. The Yankees are better trading him and getting something for him then inevitably losing him for nothing either next winter or when he doesn’t make the roster out of spring training next season
They can sign him through arb again. Gallo is a goner and Tim Locastro is a bigger non-tender candidate than Andujar.
Please release me, let me go
For I won’t glove you anymore
To waste at bats would be a sin
Release me and let me glove again.
But wait!!!!! Didn’t Yankees fans on here say he was the second coming of (insert HOF player here)??
Another prospect “burned” by the Yankees.
Frazier, Andujar and many others.
The Yankees have also stashed young pitching prospects in the minors
and tanked their values and ratings also.
At some point, these young players need to just play every day at the major league level.
Using them as bench players and part time utility guys and/or injury relief guys
just stunts their growth and development at the major league level.
Cashman needs to start trading some of these young players if they are blocked at the MLB level by MLB stars and regulars.
I thought the CBA was supposed to reform the abuse of young players and minor leaguers?!
You are misreading this situation. Andujar was given full time play. He couldn’t stay healthy and his play declined. The Yankees aren’t holding back young players at all. I’m not seeing that.
Do you know why
“He couldnt stay healthy?”
I saw when injured shoulder
It was a simple pick-off move, where he ran back and hustled, head-first. I know injuries are “part of the game” Only more frustrating injury; HBPs imo.
Needed Labrum surgery; but how he got injured … Senseless! What can u do; except hold breath all future pick offs… Never saw pickoff, the same.
I wish i can say:
“It can happen to everyone”
It probably can!
Andujar likely helped by being really young, aided recovery. Expect big things; now 100%!
Andujar looked like he was the second coming of ( insert hall of fame player here). But we will never know as long as he is playing in triple A. That’s why he is requesting to be traded and rightfully so. I would rather see Aaron hicks or Joey Gallo traded and Andujar get the chance he deserves. I don’t think the baseball world would be disappointed
And I thought only NBA players demanded trades. It’s really not a good look imo, nobody Cares enough to give anything for you, or the yanks would have booted his whiny ass years ago.
“And I thought only NBA players demanded trades.”
It’s harder to qualify for a no trade clause in the nba.
In the MLB, it feels more of a “birthright” See: 10+5
And nothing bars giving NTC in mlb. (Be good lol)
Yankees screwed him over in this last year. Miguel is totally correct in asking at this time for the trade. He should have a good shot to start on MANY MLB that are under .500. He did what Yankees asked & yet no hitter Hicks stayed up? Gracias y suerte Miguel.
Yankees have been “yanking his chain” on the bench and the AAA shuttle for years and years. It was not just 1 injury 1 year. How can a player go from Rookie of the Year contention to in the toilet and playing sporadically for years and years?!
Yankees screwed up Andujar, Frazier and others.
If they are blocked by MLB stars, then trade them for other needs and get back A, AA guys with potential.
This should have been addressed in the CBA.