NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on August 16, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images)
In the eyes of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, penciling in Aaron Judge as next season’s starting right fielder would be premature.
But Hal Steinbrenner’s attitude toward the 24-year-old rookie appears to be a little more encouraging.
The Yankees owner spoke of Judge’s candidacy in the first part of a two-part interview with Meredith Marakovits on YES Network, expressing optimism in the young slugger’s makeup despite a lackluster two-month major league debut in 2016.