Judge back to NY: 9 years/$360 million
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Too bad. Things can only go downward in NY. Going home to the Giants makes more sense in the context of family. I would have preferred to wait a year or two for Dominguez to develop. Along with Volpe, Peraza and the kids.
All things considered, I’m happy as a Sox fan for this and it’s also probably good for Yankee fans like @jon abbey who love the guy.
Now the dominos start to fall?
Now the dominos start to fall?
I think it's a good call for him personally. Likely a Yankee for life now. If the prduction stays good, he'll be mentioned with the inner circle Yankees for the next 100+ years
Was the original Yankees offer for 7 years, $213M back in spring? Seems that he did ok to hold out until now.
Likely will be great for 2-3 more years before spending most games on the DL. Still likely to be productive but I can see him missing playoff games as soon as next season
I’m fine with this. Over $100M in AAV tied up in Judge, a mediocre ace in Cole, and the oft-injured, declining Stanton.
My thoughts as well. Judge was great last year, but given the injury history I’m still shocked anyone would pay $40M for 9 years for someone who is going to be 31.
Good news to wake up to.
Judge is an iconic, home grown player and is getting paid like it. Good for him. Good for the Yankees.
The Yankees are a rich team, they have lots of cheap talent in the pipeline, and they have a good GM to manage it all. They'll be fine even if things go sideways.
Judge is an iconic, home grown player and is getting paid like it. Good for him. Good for the Yankees.
The Yankees are a rich team, they have lots of cheap talent in the pipeline, and they have a good GM to manage it all. They'll be fine even if things go sideways.
I wish the Yankees had to overpay him into his 40s. Have him Pujols himself. I hope he has two player options at the end of this deal or something.
I'm not. Stanton is a bit of a disaster but this is only a problem for the Yankees if they impose a cap on themselves. What near-term move does this prevent from making? Rodon? I have a pretty good feeling that whoever signs Rodon will regret it within a few years. Does it keep them from acquiring Ohtani because they can't afford an extension? I doubt it, I think if that possibility is there they pursue it. The Yankees will likely be better than the Red Sox next year largely because they signed Judge and that sucks.
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Aaron Judge flew into San Diego at the last minute to decide among three teams: the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. The Yankees bumped their offer to nine years and $360 million, and in the end, Judge decided he wanted to remain a Yankee.
Aaron Judge flew into San Diego at the last minute to decide among three teams: the New York Yankees, the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres. The Yankees bumped their offer to nine years and $360 million, and in the end, Judge decided he wanted to remain a Yankee.
Yes, I think Correa will be their main target now, they already signed Haniger last night.
They don’t play on paper or in December, but right now, on paper, the Yankees are much better than the Red Sox, and for that, I’m sad.
Right now, I think every team in the division is (more than) likely to be better than the Red Sox next year. Chaim Bloom’s roster construction is a mess, and the Red Sox don’t seem to be very serious about signing any free agent in particular, including Xander Bogaerts or Nathan Eovaldi. I’m fairly certain we’re heading for another last place finish regardless of where Judge ended up.
''We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction,'' Zombie Steinbrenner said. ''Unlike the Yankees, he chose not to go the extra distance for his fans in Boston.''
Yeah, exactly, the Sox were in last place last season and two of their best starters and their best position player are FA’s. It’s not looking great, so far.
That's too much of everything.
Now they need to go and spend MORE to capitalize on the next two years when he is good.
Now they need to go and spend MORE to capitalize on the next two years when he is good.
I can't get too worked up since I always expected he would come back. If anything, he's a known quantity in this division. The drama and media fallout of him leaving would have been entertaining for Red Sox fans, but briefly so, until the Yankees signed the next guy.
Now which SOSHer gets to change their username to Arson Judge?
Now which SOSHer gets to change their username to Arson Judge?
I don't see any historical evidence that the Yankees are going to be financially hamstrung by this deal in 2030 or 2031. And it makes them a better club for the next several years. Good for them, bad for everyone else in the AL.
I think it would have been fun for baseball in general to see him play for the Giants, but going back to NY seemed inevitable. The idea that the Yankees have tied up too much money in just a few players is meaningless. It's not going to affect how they go about building a roster.
From Mike Axisa’s Patreon:
“It is exceedingly rare for an elite free agent to return to his team. Zach Crizer found that of the 53 largest free agent contracts, only six went to players returning to their former team. Now it’s seven of 54. “
“It is exceedingly rare for an elite free agent to return to his team. Zach Crizer found that of the 53 largest free agent contracts, only six went to players returning to their former team. Now it’s seven of 54. “
Wow, the Padres are wild.
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These contracts have hit a level of absurdity that I can’t judge them. I only hope the giant stays mostly healthy.
I think the extra year hurts a little but the difference between 8/300 (our reported best offer on Sunday) and 9/360 is not very impactful to the AAV and/or the ability to squeeze more players into any specific budget. It's not like $2m/yr gets us another high caliber player.
8/300 AAV = $37.5m
9/360 AAV = $40m
8/300 AAV = $37.5m
9/360 AAV = $40m
I posted this general thought in a different thread but wanted to get some thoughts. This deal for Judge seems good for the team in a vacuum, considering roster, fanbase, resources, etc. However, Stanton's status makes Judge's deal a bit dicier in my mind.
Based on Stanton's age (33), general health (lots of injuries), and years left on his contract (five more years), the Judge deal could very likely result in the Yankees having a right handed DH who underperforms their contract for the next 9 seasons.
Based on Stanton's age (33), general health (lots of injuries), and years left on his contract (five more years), the Judge deal could very likely result in the Yankees having a right handed DH who underperforms their contract for the next 9 seasons.
Church bells everywhere in New York are ringing over the news.
Good for him, he turned his walk year into a massive pay day.
The Red Sox have four World Series titles since 2004, the Yankees have one, they haven't been to a World Series in 13 years.
As a lifelong Red Sox fan, I feel fortunate and blessed to have seen four World Series titles in my lifetime, my two late grandparents and my two late uncles would have loved to have seen them win just one.
It's all about perspective; I can't get all torqued off over something that I was 99% sure was going to happen/him returning to the Yankees.
It's an incredibly competitive division, the Red Sox have their work cut out for them.
Good for him, he turned his walk year into a massive pay day.
The Red Sox have four World Series titles since 2004, the Yankees have one, they haven't been to a World Series in 13 years.
As a lifelong Red Sox fan, I feel fortunate and blessed to have seen four World Series titles in my lifetime, my two late grandparents and my two late uncles would have loved to have seen them win just one.
It's all about perspective; I can't get all torqued off over something that I was 99% sure was going to happen/him returning to the Yankees.
It's an incredibly competitive division, the Red Sox have their work cut out for them.
Maybe Turner and Judge turning down these deals from San Diego will end up being a blessing in disguise for them and they can use the money to lock up Soto.
NY has a ton of exciting position player prospects, I think their future will have a lot to do with how those guys pan out or don’t. The Stanton deal is essentially 6/132 at this point ($22M AAV), not an especially big deal.
As a lifelong Yankees fan, I feel fortunate and blessed to have seen seven World Series titles in my lifetime. I think Judge remaining with the Yankees is more likely to help them win another one than not, but you never know.
Aaron Judge is a player I really enjoy watching play. I think it is awesome that the Yankees paid a homegrown star what he is worth and that he'll stay in pinstripes. I don't know when the Yankees will next achieve their ultimate goal, but as a fan, having Judge on this team helps me enjoy the journey that much more.
It's all about perspective.
I agree about the young prospects. My point is that most teams are moving away from older, overpaid players locked in to the DH spot. NYY can afford it, and may end up paying to dump Stanton sometime sooner than later, but I think the Judge deal would look a lot better if Stanton wasn't on the books.
The Yankees have never really had a problem dealing with albatross contracts so this seems like a no-brainer from their perspective. And it’s a smart decision from Judge too - whatever money he may have given up choosing the Yankees over the Padres he will more than make up over the course of his lifetime in endorsements, appearance fees, etc.
Stanton’s contract is only through 2027, iirc, with a $10M club option buyout for 2028. Judge for RF through 2027 and then DH after that isn’t a bad deal at all for them.
As EE and others rightfully said, they’recloser to WS title with him than without him.
As EE and others rightfully said, they’recloser to WS title with him than without him.