All eyes will be on Aaron Judge in the offseason as the New York Yankees evaluate teams and decide whether to offer the slugger who hit 62 home runs in the season.
The Judges and Yankees season didn’t end with a victory parade. Instead, the Yankees lost to the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, and the judges said he was 16-1 and he had four strikeouts. Judge said he hit two home runs in his series against the Cleveland Guardians in the division.
After the match, Judge told reporters that he plans to take the time to work on his next steps, and talked about how he managed to sign big deals with Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole. Go to MLB.com.
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“I haven’t thought about my next steps yet,” he said. “There is time to settle. I have never been to this place.”
Judge reiterated how special it was to be with the Yankees during the first few years of his career.
“To have the opportunity to wear pinstripes and play right field at Yankee Stadium is an incredible honor,” he added. I used to check myself every time I did a little prayer before a game, I would look around the stadium and pinch myself, very few people get a chance, run that field, Please play in front of the fans.”
The contract situation has been overshadowed over the course of the season as the Yankees and the outfielders were unable to reach an agreement by the arbitrary Opening Day deadline.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman addressed the situation earlier this month.
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Cashman did his best to give Yankees fans hope that the team would reach the negotiating table with as close to a clean slate as possible. He said that there was a “pot of gold” in the
“There’s a pot of gold out there,” he said via MLB.com. It’s been a big pot already and obviously it’s going to be even bigger He’s put himself in a great position He’s got a lot of options Clearly, we won that argument If I need to hear it again, I’ll say it again: Of course I’d like to have Aaron Judge as the rookie.York Yankee.”
Cashman added: “I think the history since the 70s and the emergence of free agency shows that players have changed organisations. We’re trying to get an agent. Sometimes we have a lot of success there and other times we don’t. It’s part of the market process. Another day.”
Cashman revealed in April that the team had offered an eight-year contract worth $230.5 million to $234.5 million.
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Judge officials are reportedly seeking a nine-year deal, more than what Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout earns each year. The sought-after deals reportedly totaled about $319.6 million. Trout earns about $35.5 million annually. He signed a 12-year, $426.5 million deal in 2019.