Miguel Andujar can flat out just hit. He is such a raw talent when it comes to his at-bats. Sure, he’s free swinging but he also regularly makes contact — and has power to boot. I look at him as a stronger version of Yankees great Derek Jeter.
Perhaps Andujar is not as contact oriented as Jeter, but he has a great presence in the batter’s box. So many Yankee fans were clamoring this past offseason about going out and signing Manny Machado. It wasn’t needed.
Yes, Machado is a once in a generation type player, but he didn’t fit the style that the Yankees have built over the past three or so seasons.