There would seem to be every reason for slugging superstar Aaron Judge to remain a Yankee.
“I would expect him to be a Yankee,” one rival says, echoing the thoughts of many. Another says he believes it would take a “screwup” for the Yankees to lose a legacy player like this.
The advantages for Judge to stay in pinstripes are obvious:
1. He’s en route to becoming an all-time great Yankee, and being an all-time Yankee means a big legacy and carries privileges, including later the ability to hawk stuff (a la Derek Jeter).
2. They reach October every year.
3. The ballpark obviously fits his swing.
Even so, there appears to be some real concern within the Yankees’ ranks about their chances to keep Judge. The Yankees expect to be the high bidder — figure they’ll start just north of his original ask of $36 million a year. They just aren’t sure how badly he wants to stay.
It’s not about what they see in the media regarding potential interest from the Giants or Dodgers — they get that there’ll be big players for the certain AL MVP — it’s just a feeling, and maybe trepidation. While Judge has suggested in the past he’d love to be a “lifetime Yankee,” it might also be the silence since.
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