Miguel Andujar
Yup, another Yankee. Don’t scoff, Torres’ teammate is right in the race for the award.
In fact, one could argue that Miguel Andujar has been better than Torres. He’s hit 15 home runs, driven in 50 runs, and has hovered around .290 all season.
Forget about rookie numbers, those are fantastic numbers for any regular, especially at third base.
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His defense has left some to be desired, but his bat has more than made up for his shortcomings at the hot corner. Again, he’s just 23. He’s got plenty of time. Already, he’s shown he is the most consistent out of the Yankees’ lineup, evidenced by his team-high average.
Despite all this, it hasn’t quieted down the talk of Manny Machado to the Yankees.
While this definitely could still happen, one has to imagine the Yankees are very happy with their homegrown talent. There’s a reason he was held out of talks for Gerrit Cole and Brad Hand, for better or worse.
When Torres first burst onto the scene with Ohtani on the disabled list, it seemed clear that the prized prospect would run away with the award.
But, Andujar is making his case. And he’s making a damn good one.