It seems like ancient history, but for a couple months in the early offseason in 2022 it looked like Aaron Judge was destined to become a San Francisco Giant. As much as I despise the Yankees, I thought letting Judge go would have been an error on par with, if not worse than, the Mookie Betts trade. I’ve said it on the podcast, but it bears repeating that, as a New York resident, I had never seen a single Yankee monopolize the attention of the fan base like Judge, especially before the team traded for Juan Soto.
Of course all the hand-wringing turned out to be for naught, as the Yankees signed Judge, who overcame his playoff woes to hit his first 2024 playoff home run last night to put the Yankees up 2-0 against the Guardians in the ALCS.