ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone mentioned he considered Miguel Andujar had a “natural way about him” when he very first built the transition from 3rd base to still left subject in 2020.
But now that Andujar has extra difficult function and working experience to that equation, the Yankees are reaping the benefits at a time when their other outfielders are banged up.
Andujar started off a fourth consecutive recreation in remaining subject Friday evening in opposition to the Rays, filling a require with Aaron Hicks battling current hamstring tightness and Giancarlo Stanton (ankle swelling) and Tim Locastro (strained lat) on the wounded list. Andujar confirmed off his defensive enhancement Thursday evening, coming in to make a diving catch in the first inning that got Nestor Cortes out of a jam in what grew to become a 7-2 Yankees win.
“I experience seriously good,” Andujar said via an interpreter on Friday. “It’s been a very long highway of a ton of tricky get the job done and steady operate with my coaches in Scranton, here in the big leagues, especially [third-base coach Luis] Rojas. Those men have given me definitely excellent ideas that keep incorporating on and creating me superior out there.”
Entering Friday, Andujar had registered just one defensive operate saved in still left industry, according to FanGraphs (albeit in a modest sample sizing of 36 innings). Whilst playing 347 1/3 innings in still left subject between 2020 and 2021, Andujar had recorded -2 defensive runs saved.
While Andujar could still not be a completed product at the posture, his perform has his coaches encouraged.
“I’m very considerably amazed,” reported Rojas, who also is effective with the Yankees’ outifielders. “You saw there had been a handful of struggles [early on] in the changeover and I think that is usual. But to search as all-natural as he appears to be like suitable now, this rapid, you gotta give credit history to him.”
Rojas also credited Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre defensive coach Raul Dominguez for the get the job done he has finished with Andujar.
“That’s been the best method is Raul doing work with him, a ton of our outfield coaches and also Miguel acquiring himself completely ready,” Rojas mentioned. “He labored a good deal on his jogging type and athleticism in the offseason. I imagine that is served him to be the outfielder he is these days.”
Rojas cited Andujar’s enhanced toughness and conditioning, to start with-move quickness and entire body command in assisting his route effectiveness.
Andujar was also batting 5-for-17 in constrained options this season, including a essential RBI infield one Thursday. Receiving his bat in the lineup is why the Yankees additional left discipline to his repertoire in the initially location.
“It’s surely difficult when you have a lot of injuries,” Andujar claimed. “It puts the workforce in a tricky circumstance and it’s definitely not a little something that I want. At the same time, I acquired to understand the opportunity and have to give my best wherever the team puts me to engage in and try to add as most effective as I can.”
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