The New York Yankees and outfielder Aaron Judge avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $10.175 million deal. Judge won the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year in 2017, but suffered through his third injury plagued season in 2020, hitting .257 with nine home runs and 22 RBI in 101 at-bats over 28 games. He homered in his first five games but strained his calf and played just once between Aug. 11 and Sept. 16. The slugger was limited to 112 games in 2018 with a broken...

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge got hurt again in 2020, logging two separate IL trips with a strained right calf. When on the field, he hit .257/.336/.554 with nine homers over 114 PAs. His .283 BABIP fell well short of his career .352 mark, largely the result of trading line drives (20.3 LD% vs. 27.3 in 2019) for fly balls (40.6 FB% vs. 32.4 in 2019). However, he also saw his average airborne exit velocity decline by six full mph compared to 2019 (93.9 vs. 99.9), while his rate of ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge went 1-for-5 against the Rays on Monday, including a well-hit home run that came off of his bat at 109.5 mph. Injuries held Judge to only 28 regular-season games this year, but he now has two home runs in three games this postseason and 11 home runs over 31 games for the year. Judge has been one of the leagues premier power hitters when healthy over the last few seasons with a .948 OPS and a 6.5% home run rate for his career, and fantasy managers should ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge collected just one hit on Tuesday but made it count with a 399-foot opposite-field blast against Cleveland ace Shane Bieber. Injuries derailed Judges 2020 regular season, but the 28-year-old wasted no time making an impact in the postseason with his 10th home run of the year in only 29 games. Judge is one of baseballs premier power hitters with a .968 OPS and 47 home runs per 162 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, and fantasy managers should ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is being held out of Thursdays starting nine against Toronto as the club attempts to keep him healthy heading into the postseason. Brett Gardner will be in the lineup, while Clint Frazier holds down right field in Judges absence. Judge has gone just 5-for-25 with five singles since returning from the injured list Sept. 16. His DFS price tag remains sky high due to the electric power display that he put on through the early portion of the season. His ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge returned to the starting lineup Wednesday, but finds himself not in the starting nine Thursday. Manager Aaron Boone has discussed easing Judge back into the groove after calf ailments robbed him of over a month of the year. His absence allows the Yankees to role out an outfield of Brett Gardner, Aaron Hicks, and Clint Frazier, all of whom present considerable DFS appeal due to the matchup against Toronto and advantage of playing at Yankee Stadium. ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) is back in the lineup on Wednesday, batting second and playing right field. Judge had been on the Injured List since August 26 while dealing with a calf injury. He's only played in 19 games this year, but he's certainly made his mark when on the field. He's slashing .292/.343/.738 with nine home runs, 20 RBI and 16 runs on the season.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) resumed taking swings on Monday, according to manager Aaron Boone. The 28-year-old slugger has not appeared in a game since August 26 and has only played in 18 of 47 games so far this season. Thankfully, it seems like he is nearing a return, and it could not come at a better time for the injury-riddled Yankees. Judge posted a 1.081 OPS to go along with nine homers and 20 RBI through 65 at-bats in 2020. He is a must-start fantasy asset when he is ...

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (calf) is working out at Yankee Stadium on Sunday and should head to the teams alternate site on Monday to start getting at-bats in. Manager Aaron Boone remains optimistic that Judge will rejoin the major league lineup before the end of the regular season, but his best-case-scenario seems to be a return to the team in the early or middle part of next week, leaving him little time to make an impact for fantasy managers. Managers should continue to monitor ...

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was effusive prior to Fridays contest against Baltimore that he would have outfielders Aaron Judge(calf) and Giancarlo Stanton(hamstring) back soon, saying that their return was very close. Despite that, the timeline for a return still continues to be next weekend for the duo of sluggers, which gives them an extremely small window of time to contribute before the end of the year. When healthy, both Judge and Stanton have shown their propensity for production,...