Speaking Up
Anyone who watched the series before the one with the Angels heard Paul O’Neill make his feelings clear.
To paraphrase, he felt there was no way the New York Yankees should even think of removing Miguel Andujar no matter who comes back. He also mentioned more than once that the players in the clubhouse agree. But that comes with at least a few grains of salt.
Paulie might have actual knowledge. Obviously, he is more than just a member of the media in that room. So it is more than possible he was speaking for some of the current New York Yankees players. But he could also have been expressing what he assumed to be the general opinion as a former player.
Either way, he made his personal opinion crystal clear. Now others are following suit. For instance, Mike Mazzeo writing for the Daily News said this on Saturday:
"In fact, Andujar’s dynamic ability to change games at the bottom of Murderer’s Row 2.0 along with fellow sparkplug Gleyber Torres should make him the No. 1 choice at third base — even when Brandon Drury returns, which could be as soon as early next week."
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Maybe the great Eric Boland at Newsday wasn’t quite as plain, but he was plain enough.
"Andujar, 23, has seized the opportunity that came his way when Brandon Drury went on the disabled list with blurry vision and migraines. Andujar is playing well enough in the field and producing otherworldly numbers at the plate. Even with Drury making steady progress in his rehab, it seems highly unlikely that Andujar will be dislodged from third base anytime soon."
Everyone should read his stuff every day.