“It’s 50-50 chance now”: Alex Rodriguez conceptualizes upon uncertainty of Aaron Judge’s future with Yankees
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Alex Rodriguez on Aaron Judge
If the future of Aaron Judge in the New York Yankees was in the hands of the legendary Alex Rodriguez, he would have sealed the contract extension long back. According to A-Rod, the Yankees’ future awaits how things proceed with Judge and his contract, if the New York Yankees do not show him the money, some of the other teams will jump in to get hold of him.
The New York Yankees have already given away half the chance as they could not negotiate earlier, now the negotiations are tabled until the next offseason. It would be a battle, clearly. In a competition with 29 other teams to secure Aaron Judge, Alex Rodriguez thinks the situation will definitely highlight the trade this offseason.
Alex Rodriguez said in an appearance on “The Show: A NY Post Baseball Podcast”, “When you roll the dice, and you turn down $33 (million), 34, whatever that number is is irrelevant, you make a big bet on yourself,”
“And then you go out and you hit the jackpot and you’re playing at an all-time career high, so it’s a perfect storm. Once you’ve earned the right to be a free agent … and you have everyone coming after you, (the Yankees are) going to have to ante up to get you because you bet on yourself.
Will the Yankees be able to secure a position for Aaron Judge? Alex Rodriguez is dubious
“It’s always fascinating to me when people say it would be a mistake for Aaron not to come back to the Yankees, but how about the Yankees having a guy in the farm system and the big leagues for over nine years and not extending him? To me that’s equally a mistake by the New York Yankees,” said Alex Rodriguez.
Aaron Judge has said he set an Opening Day deadline for them to end, but he’s seemed to back off from those words. General manager Brian Cashman has declined to comment on the negotiations.
Alex Rodriguez further compared last season’s situation between Atlanta Braves and their Hero Freddie Freeman with New York Yankees and Aaron Judge, “I think this marriage should happen, and I think we should all learn from what happened with the Braves and Freeman, once you become a free agent, the agent gets a lot of power and the player goes in hiding.”
“Once the season is over, whether it’s the World Series or the ALCS or whatever it is, the Yankees will not be able to get a hold of Aaron Judge. In negotiations, when you cut communications that always scares me. That’s why I think it’s a 50-50 (chance) because when you cut negotiations a lot can be lost in translation.”
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