May 4, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York Yankees right-hander Aaron Judge (99) reacts after swinging in the eighth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center. Mandatory credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
The New York Yankees hold an upcoming judging session with Aaron Judge. He must tread carefully, or he risks losing it altogether.
The judge’s arbitration hearing is on Wednesday, but if the Americans were smart, they wouldn’t let her get to that point. He is expected to receive standard compensation. New York has to settle out of court in hopes of building a good relationship with and representing the judge.
Bigger fights loom on the horizon, and if the judge is reminded that the Yankees value him lower than he sees himself, that could give him a pessimistic view of the extension talks.
Ultimately, this may be another reason to leave the Bronx.
Rosenthal: Yankees should avoid refereeing with Aaron Judge at all costs
In his Monday column, Ken Rosenthal athlete Suppose that avoiding arbitration for a judge is in the Yankees’ best interest:
“The team wants to keep its relationship with Judge positive in its efforts to sign long-term with the judge. The judge’s impressive performance in the first two months, while in theory the three-person jury is off-limits to it, may only help his case.”
Any long-term agreement before Wednesday is unlikely. Judge wants more than $300 million and the Yankees would ideally give him that’s not appropriate or pre-dated. But dealing with the no small matter of his compensation for 2022 has to come first.
Judge and New York were away last season, but the MVP season (so far) can revive Steinbrenners’ memories of what he can do when he’s healthy.
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