Why Was Miguel Andujar Optioned?

When Miguel Andujar who is a third baseman for New York was optioned recently. I didn’t know why.

But now I know and want to let other New York fans know why third baseman was optioned.

New York recently purchased the contract of right-hander Nick Tropeano. A product of West Islip, N.Y., Tropeano figures to provide bullpen depth with a doubleheader scheduled for this weekend against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg Florida.”according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

Aaron Boone who is the manger of New York had to say this about optioning Miguel Andujar.

“We felt like we needed another pitcher,” manager Aaron Boone said. “We needed some coverage for this stretch of games with guys having some pretty good workloads a number of days in a row.” “according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com

Tropeano, who attended Spring Training and Summer Camp as a non-roster invitee, has pitched to a 4.51 ERA over 42 career games (39 starts) with the Astros and Angels since his big league debut in 2014.according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com