Would it soothe your rage to know that Manny Machado took a .222/.263/.222 slash line, with four singles in 18 at-bats, into Tuesday night’s game between his Padres and the Diamondbacks at PETCO Park?
Not so much? OK.
Well, then, there’s this: Even with third baseman Miguel Andujar suffering a potentially season-ending injury before the season reached April, the Yankees will be better off in the long term having allowed the third baseman Machado to move to Ron Burgundy’s hometown.
“You don’t want to get too ahead of yourself,” the young Andujar said through an interpreter Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, in his first comments since learning he (slightly) tore the labrum in his right shoulder, and while he spoke these words in response to a question about seeking a second opinion, the wisdom also applies to those Yankees enthusiasts wishing — now more than ever — the team had wooed the four-time All-Star Machado to The Bronx rather than place their chips on Andujar following a stellar rookie campaign.