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Miguel Andujar, once thought of as part of the future for the New York Yankees, has been designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 28-year-old utility player was hitting .161 with two homers and six RBIs for the Pirates in 31 at-bats.

He made his debut in 2017 with the Yankees but figured prominently on the 2018 version of the Yankees, playing in 149 games and hitting 27 home runs with 92 RBI. He also hit 47 doubles that year and hit .297.

With Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino and Greg Bird, Andujar was part of the 'Baby Bombers' and was expected to be a major part of the team's future.

Unfortunately, injuries have become a huge part of the story for Andujar. He missed most of the 2019 season with a shoulder injury, was in the minors for most of the COVID 2020 season and ended up injured most of the 2021 season (wrist) as well. 

He was designated for assignment by the Yankees in September of 2022 and claimed by the Pirates. 

As a result of this current designation, he'll have seven days to be traded, released or outrighted to the minor leagues.

The Pirates have activated pitcher Rob Zastryzny in his place.

Pittsburgh will start a new series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday at 6:35 p.m. ET. Zac Gallen, one of the early favorites for Cy Young in the National League, will pitch for Arizona while Johan Oviedo gets the ball for Pittsburgh.

The Pirates are currently 23-20 while Arizona is 25-19.

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Pirates Designate Miguel Andujar For Assignment

By Darragh McDonald | May 19, 2023 at 1:59pm CDT

The Pirates announced that they have activated left-hander Rob Zastryzny from the injured list, with outfielder Miguel Andujar designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Andujar, 28, was selected to the club’s roster three weeks ago but has hit just .161/.212/.387 in his 33 plate appearances since then. He had earned that call-up with a .284/.364/.500 showing in Triple-A but wasn’t able to bring any of that production up to the big leagues with him.

It’s yet another unfortunate development in Andujar’s career, one that seemed so promising a few years ago. He hit .297/.328/.527 for the Yankees in 2018, finishing second to Shohei Ohtani in Rookie of the Year voting. Unfortunately, he required season-ending shoulder surgery after just 12 games in 2019 and hasn’t seemed the same since. Once he returned to health in 2020, the Yankees had filled his third base position with players like DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela , which squeezed him out of regular playing time. Over the past few years, he’s continued to hit well in Triple-A but struggled whenever given another shot at the majors. Going back to the start of 2020, he’s hit .291/.346/.508 in the minors but just .237/.268/.354 in the big leagues.

The Bucs will now have a week to either trade Andujar or pass him through waivers. He’s making a salary of $1.525MM this year, which could factor into how this plays out. While some teams might be intrigued by his past success and Triple-A numbers, they would have to be willing to take on that money. Andujar was passed through waivers in January without anyone putting in a claim. He would have had the right to reject an outright assignment at that time but would have had to forfeit that money and ultimately accepted, which could be the same script that is followed in the coming days.

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Man was this guy the hype a few years ago. With his pinstripe pal Frazier

Unlike Frazier, he put up numbers to back it up. I don’t know what happened after his shoulder surgery to keep him from getting back to what he was.

Losing regular playing time was the key. Young baseball players need repetition in order to improve or even maintain. The Yanks killed his career chances by not trading him once they had replaced him with Urshela.

He STILL might not have done much. There have been lots of 2nd place ROY finishers that didn’t do much after their first year. But at least he could have had the chance to fail at a full time job instead of a part time one.

Nah the cream always rises to the top. He just didn’t have it

That’s a false assumption. More cream can rise to the top in a different container.

At the very least, trading him when he had value would have been better for the Yankees even if Andujar did flop.

Only casual fans and Yankee haters hyped him. His defense was atrocious. Frazier falling off a cliff was due to multiple concussions. Guy couldn’t get right after head injuries and you knock him for it. Bravo

Andujar will probably head to Korea next year and hopefully figure it out. We probably won’t see him again until a few years into his 30s.

A nice visit to Japan should be the cure that ails him

This dude can’t get more than a cup of coffee & a cream filled donut in the bigs anymore. If you can give peace a chance, give Andujar one as well.

Miami immediately comes to mind. Jean Segura’s production so far this year is right on par with what you’d expect from a potted plant. Andujar can’t do any worse. Problem is I don’t know what they’d do with Jean. Marlins don’t eat contracts no matter how large or small.

Put him in RF. He could out produce any of mannequins they’ve had out there so far with one arm tied behind his back.

have fun. Andrujar was a complete waste of ABs for the Bucs

Sano may actually be an upgrade. at least he would’ve hit a HR

2018. If I was teaching math, statistics specifically, I could never find a better example when defining and exemplifying “outlier”. Did MLB PED testing take the year off in 2018? wow

claude raymond Well we do know they messed with the ball the following year, at least. In 2019 we had career contact/OBP/defense DJ LeMahieu hitting 26 HR’s, and an old career contact/speed/defense Brett Gardner pushing towards 30 HR’s.

In Andujar’s case, it’s probably just a combination of pitchers adjusting to him and figuring out weaknesses as the league saw more of him, plus the torn labrum sapping his power swing. The defense was always bad.

Brady Anderson’s 1996 is the pinnacle of outliers.

Louis Gonzalez in 2001 says hello

Patting myself on the back for predicting this a week ago. They had 14 bats 12 arms and a bunch of days off. Figured he was going to be gone since he sucked and was out of options when they got back to a more normal schedule. Kind of disappointing he couldn’t get it going though not a surprise at all. I wonder if anyone may want to kick the tires but they didn’t in January so doubtful they would now.

They need LHH in the worst way after losing Cruz and Choi. Endy hasn’t dominated and he was hurt so not sure he’ll be the answer everyone is hoping for. Maybe look externally?

At least 6 on the active roster are either LHH or switch hitters. I’m not saying they shouldn’t look for more, but it’s not too pressing of a need.

It’s refreshing to see Pirates fans not trying to trade Andujar for Trout, Ohtani, or any other star player

Yeah, about as hilarious as fans of big market teams wondering why teams like the Pirates won’t simply give its few stars away for middling prospects who’ll never see the majors.

You sox fans and your fascination with all things Yankees is so funny.

Why would they? Trout and Ohtani is obviously not enough to get a team into the playoffs, so why bother?

Are you sure about that? Nobody in the division is setting the world on fire right now.

They should trade him for Mike Trout. Dude is the best 3rd baseman to walk the earth

Mike Fiers destroyed this kid’s career 🙁

Mike Fiers destroyed a lot more than that.

Cleveland May be a good next stop,

Rob needs to buy a vowel.

“I don’t get the joke”

—- Marc Rzepczynski

I was one that defended his promotion to the parent club and while he hit 2 homers and drove in 6 runs in his first two games, one of those was off a position player for the Nationals He hasn’t done anything significant since He was given an opportunity and he failed to show he belonged in the majors

I was one that laughed at Yankees fans for thinking Adujar would be anything more than temporary filler as a bench bat for the Bucs while they were trying to say he deserved another chance as an everyday starter.

Deluded fools.

Yeah, but you’re also the guy who said it was time to give Palacios a look. And he sure looked good in last night’s debut

So many knowledgable baseball people on here! Im surprised none of you have been offered a scouting or director job

it’s called “ opinions “. Get out your Thesaurus and look up the definition

The word you’re looking for is dictionary.

Yep they know absolutely everything about nothing

He plays wrong position for seattle but couldn’t do much worse than Wong or even a few bench bats we have. Seems like 90% of the team bats around .215 or so. The money is there but no real star quality hitters on offense. Hope we get Otani or Trout at the end of the year.

It’s been said that if you give Shelton some players, then you will see a good manager. Well he has some decent players. The may tumble is all his doing. He bats his two best hitters at the top of the lineup. This guy has no set lineup and no knowledge of baseball strategy. He should be terminated and they should hire an older manager to get the best out of the kids. Shelton couldn’t manage a t ball team

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Andujar was designated for assignment by the Pirates on Friday, Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

As a result of the team bringing in Andrew McCutchen, Andujar was removed from the 40-man roster Friday. The 27-year appeared in 36 games with the Yankees and Pirates in 2022, producing a .235 average with one homer, 17 RBI, 13 runs and four stolen bases over 132 at-bats. Considering the lack of consistent options on Pittsburgh's major-league roster, Andujar will likely get another shot with the Pirates in 2023 if he stays with the organization.

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Former ROY runner-up Miguel Andujar designated for assignment, Zack Britton back on 40-man roster

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Miguel Andujar was designated for assignment on Thursday.

New York Yankees designated hitter Miguel Andujar looks on during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in New York. The Rays won 4-0. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

The Yankee who went from the American League Rookie of the Year runner-up (lost to Shohei Ohtani) in 2018 to back to the minors over the last three seasons was designated for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for Zack Britton before the series opener against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s tough. It is. It may end up that  he clears (waivers) and I don’t know if anyone has claimed him yet  or anything like that. But he’s a great kid, who works really hard. He’s worked really hard at making himself a quality left fielder,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win over the Red Sox at the Stadium. “He’s still really talented. So you never know when it can really pop and still click for a guy that has shown he can do it at this level too.”

Several scouts who watched Andujar in Triple-A this season said they would be shocked if he wasn’t claimed quickly.

Andujar, who hit 27 home runs and 47 doubles in 2018, played 149 games that season. He came into 2019 as the Yankees starting third baseman, despite the fact that he was not even average defensively. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the opening weekend of the season and was replaced by Gio Urshela. He never made it back as a regular player. Over the next three years, Andujar played in 93 games hitting eight homers and 25 RBI.

Andujar asked for a trade a few times and this year he made it clear he felt he needed to find a new way to the big leagues.

“I enjoy playing baseball,” Andujar said through Yankees interpreter Marlon Abreu back in July. “I’ve been playing this game for a long time now. I want to play at this level. The exact details of the conversation I want to keep private.”

Given his success early on in his career, there will be teams who will give Andujar a chance.

One scout who watched Andujar in Triple-A this year said that Andujar impressed him with “solid,” at-bats and that teams “still see bat value,” in him.

BRITTON BACK

A day after expressing his frustration with the Yankees’ indecision, Zack Britton got his wish and was activated. The lefty reliever last pitched in a big league game a season ago before being shut down to have Tommy John surgery last October. Now, he has 14 games left to prove he can help them in the playoffs.

“That’s the only reason I’m pitching right now,” Britton said. “Otherwise, I would have just shut it down. I feel like if I get enough innings that I can be myself and I can help in the postseason. Like I said, time will tell if that’s gonna be the case, but that’s my goal.”

Britton is in the last year of his contract with the Yankees. He made just 22 appearances last season before he was shut down. Britton has 154 career saves and had a 1.89 ERA in 2020, his last full season.

While the Yankees may not have been counting on Britton, he would have been much needed veteran help for a bullpen that has already been stretched thin by injuries to Chad Green and Michael King. The bullpen has struggled over the last month, showing their issues when they gave up seven runs Tuesday night against the Pirates.

To get Britton on the 28-man roster, the Yankees placed Wandy Peralta on the 15-day injured list with what the team said is left thoracic spine tightness. That involves the middle of the spine from neck to ribs.

“He’s been down in the last couple of days,” Boone said. “Still there today and not getting much improvement there. We don’t think it’s serious. Something that’s popped up a couple times over the last four to six weeks. This time it’s been a few days though. So it just feels like it’s something we want to knock out right now. And hopefully, hopefully a couple more days we start wrapping them up again and he’d be available then through the Texas series.”

WALKING WOUNDED

Andrew Benintendi was back with the club on Thursday after missing Wednesday with an illness. The left fielder said the hand is getting better and he is able to physically work out, but not able to do anything with the hand he had surgery on yet. He said the best case scenario for him would be to be able to come back during the postseason.

“That was always the plan,” Benintendi said.

The left fielder had surgery to repair the hook of the hamate bone earlier this month .

DJ LeMahieu hit in a regular batting practice group for the first time on Thursday. He also did some running on the bases after. The infielder is on the IL with right toe inflammation .

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Miguel Andujar was designated for assignment on Thursday.

New York Yankees designated hitter Miguel Andujar looks on during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, in New York. The Rays won 4-0. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

The Yankee who went from the American League Rookie of the Year runner-up (lost to Shohei Ohtani) in 2018 to back to the minors over the last three seasons was designated for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for Zack Britton before the series opener against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s tough. It is. It may end up that  he clears (waivers) and I don’t know if anyone has claimed him yet  or anything like that. But he’s a great kid, who works really hard. He’s worked really hard at making himself a quality left fielder,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win over the Red Sox at the Stadium. “He’s still really talented. So you never know when it can really pop and still click for a guy that has shown he can do it at this level too.”

Several scouts who watched Andujar in Triple-A this season said they would be shocked if he wasn’t claimed quickly.

Andujar, who hit 27 home runs and 47 doubles in 2018, played 149 games that season. He came into 2019 as the Yankees starting third baseman, despite the fact that he was not even average defensively. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the opening weekend of the season and was replaced by Gio Urshela. He never made it back as a regular player. Over the next three years, Andujar played in 93 games hitting eight homers and 25 RBI.

Andujar asked for a trade a few times and this year he made it clear he felt he needed to find a new way to the big leagues.

“I enjoy playing baseball,” Andujar said through Yankees interpreter Marlon Abreu back in July. “I’ve been playing this game for a long time now. I want to play at this level. The exact details of the conversation I want to keep private.”

Given his success early on in his career, there will be teams who will give Andujar a chance.

One scout who watched Andujar in Triple-A this year said that Andujar impressed him with “solid,” at-bats and that teams “still see bat value,” in him.

BRITTON BACK

A day after expressing his frustration with the Yankees’ indecision, Zack Britton got his wish and was activated. The lefty reliever last pitched in a big league game a season ago before being shut down to have Tommy John surgery last October. Now, he has 14 games left to prove he can help them in the playoffs.

“That’s the only reason I’m pitching right now,” Britton said. “Otherwise, I would have just shut it down. I feel like if I get enough innings that I can be myself and I can help in the postseason. Like I said, time will tell if that’s gonna be the case, but that’s my goal.”

Britton is in the last year of his contract with the Yankees. He made just 22 appearances last season before he was shut down. Britton has 154 career saves and had a 1.89 ERA in 2020, his last full season.

While the Yankees may not have been counting on Britton, he would have been much needed veteran help for a bullpen that has already been stretched thin by injuries to Chad Green and Michael King. The bullpen has struggled over the last month, showing their issues when they gave up seven runs Tuesday night against the Pirates.

To get Britton on the 28-man roster, the Yankees placed Wandy Peralta on the 15-day injured list with what the team said is left thoracic spine tightness. That involves the middle of the spine from neck to ribs.

“He’s been down in the last couple of days,” Boone said. “Still there today and not getting much improvement there. We don’t think it’s serious. Something that’s popped up a couple times over the last four to six weeks. This time it’s been a few days though. So it just feels like it’s something we want to knock out right now. And hopefully, hopefully a couple more days we start wrapping them up again and he’d be available then through the Texas series.”

WALKING WOUNDED

Andrew Benintendi was back with the club on Thursday after missing Wednesday with an illness. The left fielder said the hand is getting better and he is able to physically work out, but not able to do anything with the hand he had surgery on yet. He said the best case scenario for him would be to be able to come back during the postseason.

“That was always the plan,” Benintendi said.

The left fielder had surgery to repair the hook of the hamate bone earlier this month .

DJ LeMahieu hit in a regular batting practice group for the first time on Thursday. He also did some running on the bases after. The infielder is on the IL with right toe inflammation .

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