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The talk of the next few weeks for the New York Yankees is going to be centered around Aaron Judge's health.
The Yankees, undoubtedly one of the best teams in Major League Baseball when fully healthy, just haven't had a fully healthy team throughout the year. It's very unfortunate that the Yankees have had to deal with this, but it's the reality of the situation.
At some point, we have to be honest, and it's only fair to mention that multiple months into the season now, the Yankees have not been the team they want to be at all times because of the injuries they've dealt with.
But heading into Major League Baseball's trade deadline, the Yankees have to ensure that Judge is going to be healthy. I truly believe that if this organization thinks he's ready to go in October, there's absolutely no reason not to go out and buy like never before.
That's something that seems to be a consensus around the organization at the moment.
“I think they’re grinding, they’re battling, going through a lot of injuries. … I truly believe if they’re 100 percent healthy, they’re by far the best team in the American League. I think the league is really weak this year. I think when the Yankees have [Max] Fried and [Carlos] Rodón to go along with [Cam] Schlittler and [Gerrit] Cole, that’s their best starting rotation. Obviously they need [Aaron] Judge back and if they get [Giancarlo] Stanton back, I think it lengthens the lineup. Now are they gonna get all of them back? That’s anybody’s guess. If they don’t, then it’s a different story,” Michael Kay said, per the Post.
“Not getting Judge back. That’s the key to everything. People go, “Why don’t you have reinforcements?” There’s nobody that can be Judge. Judge is a once-in-a-generation player, so when you take him out of the equation it changes everything and I think you’ve seen that … he’s the most important person on any team in the American League.”
The question for the Yankees now is how much they want to buy if Judge ends up returning. With an opportunity to win a World Series, perhaps better than ever when healthy, the Yankees have a real opportunity to go out and make a major blockbuster move for a guy like Tarik Skubal.
They could also take a different route and add some smaller pieces. Whatever it is, they have to hit this out of the park, as there really might not be a better time than now to win it all.
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The Yankees, undoubtedly one of the best teams in Major League Baseball when fully healthy, just haven't had a fully healthy team throughout the year. It's very unfortunate that the Yankees have had to deal with this, but it's the reality of the situation.
At some point, we have to be honest, and it's only fair to mention that multiple months into the season now, the Yankees have not been the team they want to be at all times because of the injuries they've dealt with.
But heading into Major League Baseball's trade deadline, the Yankees have to ensure that Judge is going to be healthy. I truly believe that if this organization thinks he's ready to go in October, there's absolutely no reason not to go out and buy like never before.
That's something that seems to be a consensus around the organization at the moment.
“I think they’re grinding, they’re battling, going through a lot of injuries. … I truly believe if they’re 100 percent healthy, they’re by far the best team in the American League. I think the league is really weak this year. I think when the Yankees have [Max] Fried and [Carlos] Rodón to go along with [Cam] Schlittler and [Gerrit] Cole, that’s their best starting rotation. Obviously they need [Aaron] Judge back and if they get [Giancarlo] Stanton back, I think it lengthens the lineup. Now are they gonna get all of them back? That’s anybody’s guess. If they don’t, then it’s a different story,” Michael Kay said, per the Post.
“Not getting Judge back. That’s the key to everything. People go, “Why don’t you have reinforcements?” There’s nobody that can be Judge. Judge is a once-in-a-generation player, so when you take him out of the equation it changes everything and I think you’ve seen that … he’s the most important person on any team in the American League.”
The question for the Yankees now is how much they want to buy if Judge ends up returning. With an opportunity to win a World Series, perhaps better than ever when healthy, the Yankees have a real opportunity to go out and make a major blockbuster move for a guy like Tarik Skubal.
They could also take a different route and add some smaller pieces. Whatever it is, they have to hit this out of the park, as there really might not be a better time than now to win it all.
Continue reading...
