Yankees universe has a foot fetish for Miguel Andujar

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I have read the comments both here and on the Facebook page. It proved, as always, that Yankees fans are the best informed. Okay, not always the nicest but the most knowledgeable. And what most of them are talking about is not Andujar’s arm, but his feet. Specifically, his footwork around the third base bag.

Yankees fans can see the problem and the implications thereof. There are two possibilities, with far reaching effects on the 2017 Yankees and beyond.

One outcome is that Andujar will never have a defense to match his offense. If so, he will not help the Yankees this year and their under whelming third base production. His trade value will suffer, and he will be a throw in piece, instead of being considered a blue chipper.

But most importantly either Didi Gregorius, Starlin Castro, or Gleyber Torres will have to move to third at some point. That is less than optimal. The Yankees tried all three at the hot corner at one time or another this year. The fact that none of them ever received any significant time at the base tells you what evaluators such as Cashman and Girardi think.

In that scenario, the Yankees would be better off trading him now, while his bat is so hot. The longer he plays, the more his defensive shortcomings will be noticed. But there is another possibility. And it’s the one that has the fans, and front office so tantalized.