Through no fault of his own, Miguel Andujar ended up as one of the Yankees’ most polarizing players this past offseason. Thanks to a confluence of his impressive but flawed skillset, the top-heavy free agent market, and the long-held presumption by some that the Yankees would act as major players in the winter of 2019, Andujar got caught in a crossfire of sorts.
Plenty of fans praised Andujar’s abundant abilities at the plate, and the contrast his free-swinging, contact-hitting ways brought to a lineup based on power and patience. Many others appreciated his talents while also acknowledging the unique opportunity the Yankees had to grab superstar players, one of them, Manny Machado, who played Andujar’s primary position, for nothing more than money.