It’s not easy to find something that all Yankee fans agree upon, but it certainly seemed like the acquisition of Joey Gallo last week was one of them. Even the most finicky and disagreeable of Yankee fans found it hard to not like adding a two-time All-Star in his prime to the team, particularly in this case when there was very little (if any) downside to the move.
Yet perhaps when the dust settles on the 2021 season, there might be an aspect of the Gallo acquisition that many Yankee fans may not like: The chances of Aaron Judge being a Yankee long term just took a big hit.