NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 21: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees warms up between innings against the Atlanta Braves at Yankee Stadium on April 21, 2021 in New York City. The Braves defeated the Yankees 4-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Sometimes, you read a Yankees rumor that makes you want to slap the source in the face and beg them to repeat it to you slower and in a different tone.
Such was the case early Sunday, when we thought we were about to read a quaint little notes column, but were instead hit with Buster Olney’s revelation that the Yankees and Angels talked Aaron Judge trade this winter.