A’s left fielder Miguel Andujar is present process surgical procedure to deal with a core damage, supervisor Mark Kotsay introduced this afternoon (X hyperlink through Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland positioned him on the 10-day injured record after they recalled infielder Nick Allen in the present day; 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 through waivers from the Pirates final offseason. They agreed to a $1.7MM wage to keep away from arbitration. A meniscus restore value him the primary six weeks of the common season. Andujar returned in late Could 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 12 months voting.
The righty-hitting Andujar had large platoon splits. He mashed left-handed pitching at a .411/.459/.536 clip in 61 journeys. His .256/.287/.341 exhibiting versus righties was far much less spectacular. Andujar definitely gained’t keep that form of manufacturing in opposition to southpaws over a giant pattern, but he stored his strikeout charge to a meager 9.8% clip in these conditions. That may very well 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 wish 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 can be their solely arbitration-eligible participant of be aware, and he’s going by 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.