Yankees rumors: 5 Trade Destinations for AL Rookie of the Year Runner Up Miguel Andujar

New York Mets

The Noah Syndergaard trade rumors that were so prevalent over the past few weeks appear to have calmed down, but there’s still a lot of off-season to go and Brodie Van Wagenen has at times seemed hellbent on moving the Mets ace. A trade that moved Syndergaard to the Bronx in exchange for Andujar would cause uproars in the Bronx and Queens, but it’s not entirely out of the question.

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Andujar, in many ways is a player the Mets need. Even if Todd Frazier has a bounce back season this year he in no way is the Mets’ third baseman of the future, so it might be best to start exploring other options now which would allow Frazier to be used as a possible trade piece (if they can find someone to take on his contract). Andujar’s 126 OPS+ would be good for third out of players on the current Mets roster behind Robinson Cano and Brandon Nimmo, and only Michael Conforto had more homeruns. Nimmo into Cano into Andujar into Conforto is a pretty scary top of the order that would be worth giving up a lot for.

But is it worth Thor? Syndergaard has had durability issues, starting only 32 games in the last 2 seasons combined, but when he’s been on the field he’s been phenomenal. His fastball sits around 98 MPH, and his slider has an incredible 45%  whiff rate, which makes sense because it can come at you as fast as 96 MPH. To get rid of him the Mets would need a lot, and could justify asking for more than Andujar.

If this trade did happen it would make both fanbases very mad, and it’s not totally likely because the Yankees don’t need Thor, having picked up James Paxton and J.A. Happ during this offseason. Still, that they’ve shown interest before shows it’s not impossible; Thor would bring more youth to a rotation that right now includes two starters who are nearing 40.

Yankees rumors often get blown out of proportion over the winter, but there is a chance that there are some legs to this rumor, and these are a few of the spots that Andujar could end up.