{"id":105289,"date":"2025-07-31T19:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105289"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T23:08:21","slug":"miguel-andujar-reds-trade-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/miguel-andujar-reds-trade-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Miguel Andujar to the Reds: Full Trade Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For their third and final trade of this year\u2019s trade deadline, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/zack-littell-reds-full-trade-breakdown\/\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Reds<\/a> have acquired LF\/3B\/DH <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/andujmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miguel Andujar<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/10\/athletics-slugger-home-run-derby\/\" target=\"_self\">Athletics<\/a>. They are sending RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=huggin000ken&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenya Huggins<\/a> to the Athletics in return.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105332\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-105332\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26745000_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 30, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics third baseman Miguel Andujar (22) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Reds Acquire Miguel Andujar in Trade with Athletics<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Reds<\/a> today acquired IF\/OF Miguel Andujar from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Kenya Huggins.<\/p>\n<p>In a corresponding move, LHP Wade Miley has been transferred to the 60-day injured list. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5gs3GsQXqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5gs3GsQXqa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reds\/status\/1951041475044901053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Andujar\u2019s 2025 Production<\/h4>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/yankees-acquire-all-star-closer-daivid-bednar-pirates\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Yankees<\/a> budding superstar posted 2.8 bWAR in 2018, coming in second behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-31_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a> for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. He has failed to produce just 1.0 bWAR in a season since, with a 0.4 bWAR in 2024 as his second-highest mark in his career.<\/p>\n<p>On the season, he is slashing .298\/.329\/.436 for a .765 OPS and 110 OPS+. He is a plus offensively, but grades out poorly defensively in the outfield and the infield.<\/p>\n<p>His -7 OAA on the year is in the 3rd percentile, although he does have a rocket of an arm (93.1 MPH Arm Strength \u2014 93rd percentile). He might make some appearances in left field throughout the remainder of the season, but he won\u2019t be the everyday left fielder. Perhaps the smaller left field dimensions at Great American Ball Park can make his defensive duties easier to handle.<\/p>\n<h4>Andujar\u2019s Fit<\/h4>\n<p>The fact that the Reds do not have a true DH means that Andujar is likely to become a fixture in that spot. His lack of defensive abilities limits his production, but his bat is good enough to stick.<\/p>\n<p>A 110 OPS+ on the year is encouraging, but there\u2019s a chance the Reds can unlock an even better version of him.<\/p>\n<p>In 48 plate appearances this year against left-handed pitchers, Andujar is slashing a monstrous .422\/.458\/.578 for a 1.036 OPS. This isn\u2019t a fluke either, as in 2024, he slashed .411\/.459\/.536 for a .995 OPS in 61 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>Andujar is a bona fide left-handed masher, which will bring in a very valuable platoon piece into Cincinnati\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<h4>Departing Pieces<\/h4>\n<p>This trade was a one-for-one trade, with minor league pitcher Kenya Huggins being the only piece the Reds are sending in return. He has spent the past three seasons in Single-A, with this season being his heaviest workload so far.<\/p>\n<p>In 63 1\/3 innings this season (18 G\/15 GS), Kenya has a 3.69 ERA and a 3.66 FIP. He is just 22 years old and will be an interesting piece to watch develop in the Athletics organization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For their third and final trade of this year\u2019s trade deadline, the Cincinnati Reds have acquired LF\/3B\/DH Miguel Andujar from the Athletics. They are sending RHP Kenya Huggins to the Athletics in return. Reds Acquire Miguel Andujar in Trade with Athletics The #Reds today acquired IF\/OF Miguel Andujar from the Athletics in exchange for RHP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5447,"featured_media":87885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,15,1071,35],"tags":[1490],"class_list":["post-105289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reds","category-athletics","category-mlb","category-news","tag-miguel-andujar"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105289"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105333,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105289\/revisions\/105333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}