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MLB 2022
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TechRunner
macrumors 68030
That was the thing I was most excited about concerning his return to STL. Would love to see him hit that number in a Cardinals uniform.
rhett7660
macrumors G5
I think he will get it... The season is only a few months in at this point and if he continues to hit 4 a month or so.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
I have to wonder had he stayed in St. Louis, instead of talking about 700, we might be talking 800.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
I don't see him staying iwth the Yankees, now that he feels disrespected. Plus, the Yankees seem to be going cheap now (for them, anyways). If they wouldn't pay him before, they won't pay him even more now.
TechRunner
macrumors 68030
Possibly, but being able to DH in the AL probably prolonged his career enough to bring him back to STL.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
Silencio
macrumors 68040
The other question is: which other team will want to pay him what he's asking for?
I know a lot of media are claiming the Giants will be in for him, but I cannot see Zaidi giving that kind of contract to one player, especially one who will be entering his age 31 season.
Fun Judge fact: at 6'7", 282 pounds, he is the largest position player in baseball history.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
TechRunner
macrumors 68030
Agreed. He struggled to play the field during much of his time with the Angels. He’s strictly a DH, PH and relief pitcher 😉 now.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
The Yankees are in a win-win situation. They'll either re-sign Judge for more than they initially offered him, or they'll go all-in on Soto. Which is a real possibility, he's a Boras client.
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
My thinking is that St. Louis is a baseball town. Anaheim, or wherever they are located, is not. So the crowd is going to have you pumped up every game. If he needed to be a DH, he needed to go to a baseball town like NY or Boston where the crowd would get into it and pump up the players. Also, being on a winner would help as well.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
Yeah, but NY and Boston fans are also equallly likely to trash him if he underperforms.
TechRunner
macrumors 68030
Agreed. Yankees fans get a bad rap, but as someone who spent many summer days at Fenway, Sox fans can be brutal too. Let's just say I wore more beer than I drank and leave it at that 😉
rhett7660
macrumors G5
Boston and Yankee fans are cut from the same cloth, they both can be pricks and both can be equally brutal on their own players.
I have been to a few games at both stadiums and have seen it first hand.
This is coming from a Yankee fan... 🙂
I have been to a few games at both stadiums and have seen it first hand.
This is coming from a Yankee fan... 🙂
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
When you have a fanbase so big, you're going to have a loud obnoxious minority. It's inevitable.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
Also, it feels good the Yankees have finally faced a legitimately great team and handled them. And they always have problems at the Trop.
dannyyankou
macrumors P6
Bodhitree
macrumors 68030
Just staggering. The red sox were 8-2 up in the 6th against the Orioles, Garret Whitlock had just pitched a blinding six innings for a quality start, they were all set to get a comfortable win… and the bullpen spontaneously combusts, giving up 10 (!!!) runs in 3 innings for an 8-12 loss.
Rafterman
macrumors 604
I am really hating the new trend in MLB to take out starting pitchers so quickly. Still can't believe the Dodgers pulled Kershaw after 7 with a perfect game. Analytics is ruining the joy of the game.
TechRunner
macrumors 68030
From what I’m reading, that’s going to be happening more to teams facing the Orioles. Apparently they have the top rated farm system, and these players are now making their way to the show. They don’t plan on being the doormat of the AL East for much longer.
