Through injury comes opportunity, and that’s exactly the case with the Yankees No. 4 prospect, Miguel Andujar, who has proven why general manager Brian Cashman opted not to trade him for a starting pitcher this past winter.
Since Brandon Drury landed on the 10-day DL in early April with intense migraines, Andujar has hit a whopping 12 doubles in 17 games, while improving his slash line to a .312/.325/.610.
“Miggy continues to earn the opportunity,’’ manager Aaron Boone recently said of the red-hot Andujar. “It’s hard to deny what he has done.’’
Now, it’s more than assumable that the Dominican-native won’t keep up his 137 OPS+ through a full big-league season, but let’s take a look at how his end-of-April numbers translate over a full 162.