From everything we’ve read and seen, this whole Aaron Judge “injury” feels borderline at best. What was originally described as “lower body tightness” was then said to be a calf strain. However, Boone described this strain as “level one or even less than that.” To me, if something is less than a one, it doesn’t really exist.
The Timeline
Last Friday, the Yankees faced a borderline decision. They could keep Judge active and hold him out for a few days, or they could IL him for the week and call up Frazier. They waited until the last possible second, even delaying Aaron Boone’s media availability by around 90 minutes, before finally deciding to send him to the IL.