Bleeding Yankee Blue: MIGUEL ANDUJAR IS DRAWING TRADE INTEREST

Monday, November 18, 2019

MIGUEL ANDUJAR IS DRAWING TRADE INTEREST

It's hard to imagine a guy that is one season removed from being runner up for Rookie of the Year has an uncertain future. But, here we are and that is what Miguel Andujar is facing. The 2019 season was a lost one for Andujar and while he was out, Gio Urshela had his own breakout year. It definitely leaves the Yankees with a lot to think about.

If the Yankees don't have a continuing interest to keep Andujar around it sounds like other teams are interested. According to Brian Cashman HERE, teams had a lot of interest in Andujar at the GM meetings last week in Arizona. So, should the Yankees consider trading Andujar after all or could the Yankees still have big plans for him going forward?

No one can discredit Urshela for what he did last season for us, and Brian Cashman said that when Spring Training stars "It's his position to lose" and that doesn't surprise anyone. We've hear him say that in the past and quite frankly it is the truth. Andujar would have to show the Yankees why he would be the better choice. But even if not, the Yankees could choose to send him back down to the minors or maybe the Yankees would consider a new role for him. It sounds like it has crossed their minds lately....

“Whether it’s, ‘Can he play first? Can he play the outfield?’ You start playing those mind games, it’s anything that you want to do, but I’ve been around long enough, when a bat’s good enough…”

That quote from Cashman should tell us a lot. We've seen that the bat is good enough. We all know there is room for improvement defensively. We also know that Greg Bird hasn't been what the Yankees have expected. We don't know what Luke Voit's future holds after he was left off of the postseason roster AND the Yankees have questions with the outfield too especially with Aaron Hicks recent Tommy John surgery. The Yankees like the bat, maybe they like a position change too.

Maybe the Yankees have a new vision for him. Or do the Yankees take advantage of the interest and trade him? Maybe there is a mutual fit out there that makes sense. I don't know if the Yankees feel confident enough in Urshela's breakout season to just get rid of Andujar. It's a tough call to make.

I don't know where this goes. I just found Cashman's quote to be interesting. It's one of those quotes that peaks your interest, and we all know how good Cashman is at that. Guess we will just have to stay tuned.