So, Historic Equals Mediocre?
For instance, Dan Martin writing for the NY Post sees Andujar as more of a minor league player. This viewpoint is also shared by his editors, who ran with this compelling headline: Miguel Andujar’s historic start means difficult Drury decision.
"Whether Andujar has staying power in the majors is still in doubt, but he’s getting his chance after a strong spring, coupled with Brandon Drury being sidelined with migraines and blurry vision. The Yankees may have a decision to make when Drury returns."
Really? Are we still talking about the New York Yankees? Because I’m pretty sure they know the difference between one of the hottest hitters in the league and a guy who might start seeing double again in his next at-bat.
I actually think if they had just stepped back and read their own headline, they would have seen how nonsensical and contradictory it is. Next time they should try, “Player’s historic start obviously makes all other decisions easy”; that would make sense.
Oh yeah, the Yankees are definitely considering just moving Andujar up and down between Scranton and whatever road city the Yanks go to next. That’s worth doing to him; he doesn’t look special at all.
Man, now I’m confused about what to do with these clearly equal talents.
Not Even as Good as His Sherpa Guide
What makes it more curious is that this article was posted today. Coincidentally, Larry Brown of his eponymously named site ran this article at the exact same time: Rookie Miguel Andujar off to Historic Start for the Yankees.
"As of Monday, he was batting .555 (15-for-27) during his hitting streak. Moreover, he’s had at least one extra base hit in every game during the hitting streak (8 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs). According to YES Network researcher Jeff Quagliata, the only Yankee with more extra base hits in his first 19 games is Joe DiMaggio. Katie Sharp says that Andujar joins Alex Rodriguez as the only Yankees third baseman with an extra base hit in seven-or-more straight games since 1930."
And yet Mr. Martin is not sure that Miggy will be able to keep his job when future Hall-of-Famer Brandon Drury returns…for a while.
I mean, just how good does he think Drury is? If Andujar is doing things that only Yankees legends can do, what is Mr. Martin’s expectation of Brandon? He becomes a better player than Sidd Finch?
Oddly, Mr. Martin is not the only one who needs still more information to be really sure which is the better player. And odd is the only word for it.