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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone praised the work that first baseman Luke Voit has been doing in this MLB offseason, in which he sports a physical appearance that suggests he will have a better version for the 2022 campaign .
In a Q&A with journalists covering the Yankees, Boone was asked about the photo that is circulating of Voit on social media, in which he sports a more compact muscle mass. “It seems to me that he is working, I have not known anything about Luke for a long time. When training comes, I will have a deeper opinion about his work,” said the manager.
Aaron Boone in brief:
Sees Eric Chavez in coaching role ‘that’s going to evolve as he allows.’
INJ rehab guys Hicks, Taillon, Voit set up w / offseason programs but has had no contact per rules.
Texted congrats to Showalter. ‘Mets got a real good one… excited to see him back.’– Pete Caldera (@pcaldera) December 22, 2021
Before the work stoppage, the Yankees were in talks with the Oakland Athletics to make a multi-piece trade, which would include shortstop Elvis Andrus. However, the Mules’ office is hesitant about hiring the Venezuelan, due to his poor offense, according to a report by Brendan Kuty of nj.com.
“The Yankees are considering not accepting Andrus in a potential trade package. Their offense has been one of the weakest in the last three seasons. While their defense is acceptable, that doesn’t mean they want to have a vulnerable hitter. in any game situation “, highlighted part of the report.
Yankees seek shortstop: Elvis Andrus is an option https://t.co/NM8pk62M4q
– Meridiano (@MeridianoTV) December 15, 2021
Former Yankees player Chris Gittens has reached an agreement to play for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japan Professional Baseball League starting in 2022, according to a note from MLB Trade Rumors.
Gittens, who spent his entire career in the Yankees organization, put down a .301 / .440 / .644 offensive line with 14 homers, 8 doubles and 44 RBIs at the Triple A branch, which gave him the opportunity to uniforming with the big team during the 2021 season.
Miguel Andújar did not perform well with the Toros del Este in the 2021-22 LIDOM season and that could further complicate a spot on the Yankees roster for 2022.
Andújar hit .161 with just 5 hits in 31 at-bats in a total of 8 games with the Toros. He had 6 strikeouts, 2 RBIs and a .343 OPS. In addition, he made 2 errors as third baseman in 4 games, which exposed his defensive deficiencies.
