WFAN | Ryan Chichester: The lead story comes from an old friend, as Ryan relays a report from Jon Heyman stating that the Yankees are willing to top Aaron Judge’s preseason ask of $36 million per year. The two sides could not reach an agreement over the spring with the Yankees offering seven years, $213.5 million for a total of eight years, $230.5 million when including their $17 million arbitration offer. If they do hold true to their word, it would make Judge the highest-earning Yankee by AAV (beating Gerrit Cole’s $36MM/year), the highest-earning outfielder in baseball by AAV (beating Mike Trout’s ~$35.