Mike Trout. Jose Abreu. Bryce Harper. Kris Bryant. Carlos Correa. Pete Alonso. These players gave us the best rookie performances of the decade. As great as their rookie campaigns were, none can match that of New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge in 2017.
Prior to that year, Judge was a top-20 prospect in all of baseball, but he was abysmal upon being called up to the majors in 2016.
In 27 games with the Yankees in 2016, he slashed a horrid .179/.263/.345, striking out 42 times in 84 at-bats. He even struggled defensively, compiling a DRS of -1 and a UZR of 0.