ESPN | Kiley McDaniel (subscription required): When Aaron Judge turned down the Yankees’ seven-year, $213.5 million extension offer prior to the start of the season, it represented a massive bet that he could produce a dynamite walk year performance that would push his earning power into a new stratosphere. We’re through the first quarter of the season, and to say that gamble is paying off would be an understatement. Judge is playing like a top-three player in baseball, leading the league in home runs with 14.
So what does this all mean for his free agency case?