Fantasy Baseball 2018 Prospect Watch: Miguel Andujar

The Yankees have a top prospect at almost every position. One with a high chance to join the majors this season is third baseman Miguel Andujar.

The New York Yankees were supposedly going to start two more young players in their starting lineup this season. That was until they traded for infielder Brandon Drury. Now, prospect Miguel Andujar will start the season in Triple-A. He won’t be down there for long though.

Before the trade, the Yankees were likely going to start Andujar at third base and Gleyber Torres at second along with their young studs at catcher and right field. Now, Drury comes to New York with a starting job. Andujar isn’t letting this news stop him from raking in spring training.

In 14 at-bats, he has four home runs, five RBI, five runs and a .429 batting average. He hasn’t walked or stolen a base but seeing this power from as close to the big-league level as possible gives hope to his future.

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Between Double-A and Triple-A last year, Andujar hit 16 homers, 82 RBI, 66 runs and a .315 average. He had just five steals in eight attempts, so speed is clearly not a part of his game. But speed is down across the league.

Andujar made a quick appearance in the majors last year. In eight plate appearances, he recorded four hits (two doubles), four RBI, one walk and a .571 batting average.

Again, it was a small sample size but we were able to see a hint of his potential.

If Andujar continues to hit like this in spring training, Aaron Boone and the Yankees will have a tough decision to make. Drury has experience playing second base and they could move him there and bump Tyler Wade out of the starting lineup. The Yankees could play both Drury and Andujar while maintaining the integrity of their lineup this season.

The Yankees have enough power in their lineup with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gary Sanchez and a healthy Greg Bird. Adding another 20 home runs and .270 average at the bottom of the batting order from Andujar will help everyone involved.

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Andujar is just 23 years old, so I wouldn’t blame the Yankees if they kept him down in Triple-A all season. Then again, if he dominates again like he did last year, they will have to call him up. He’ll also get the first nod if one of their infielders struggle.

He is someone worth drafting in dynasty leagues and keeping an eye on in standard leagues.