A’s left fielder Miguel Andujar is present process surgical procedure to deal with a core harm, supervisor Mark Kotsay introduced this afternoon (X hyperlink by way of Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland positioned him on the 10-day injured checklist after they recalled infielder Nick Allen as we speak; the A’s can transfer Andujar to the 60-day IL at any time when they want a 40-man roster spot.
Oakland introduced in Andujar by way of waivers from the Pirates final offseason. They agreed to a $1.7MM wage to keep away from arbitration. A meniscus restore price him the primary six weeks of the common season. Andujar returned in late Might and went on to have an alright season. He performed in 70 video games and hit .285/.320/.377. That’s primarily league common offensive manufacturing. His 319 plate appearances represented his highest complete since his 2018 rookie marketing campaign, when he popped 27 homers because the Yankees’ on a regular basis third baseman to earn a runner-up end in Rookie of the Yr voting.
The righty-hitting Andujar had big platoon splits. He mashed left-handed pitching at a .411/.459/.536 clip in 61 journeys. His .256/.287/.341 displaying versus righties was far much less spectacular. Andujar actually received’t keep that sort of manufacturing towards southpaws over an enormous pattern, but he saved his strikeout price to a meager 9.8% clip in these conditions. That could possibly be sufficient to get him one other shot as a brief facet platoon bat going into subsequent season.
Andujar surpassed 5 years of main league service. He’d be due a modest increase if the A’s need to preserve him round for his final yr of arbitration. The A’s don’t have a single assured contract on the books for subsequent season. Brent Rooker will probably be their solely arbitration-eligible participant of notice, and he’s going by means of the method for the primary time. Even by A’s requirements, there’s ample payroll flexibility to retain Andujar in the event that they really feel he has any untapped upside on the plate.
