As too often in recent years, the New York Yankees find themselves with an overflowing infirmary. Currently, $158 million in payroll is on the sidelines.
The last in line, Aaron Judge, however, should not remain there for a long period, and this, despite his hip injury which was caused by a very clumsy slide from the giant to the third base.
At least that’s what manager Aaron Boone claims.
It’s one thing to say that it doesn’t seem serious, it’s another to have the official results of his magnetic resonance, which we don’t have at the moment.
Currently, the Bronx Bombers are still waiting for team doctor Chris Ahmad to read the results before making a decision on whether the captain will be on the disabled list.
In the meantime, the Yankees have recalled outfielder and first baseman Jake Bauers in order to bring some depth to their series against the Texas Rangers, since the Judge will certainly not be returning during the weekend.
This recall was inevitable for Boone, even if the talent gap between the two players is pharaonic.
Look, he’s arguably the best player in the sport and it’s no secret what he means to our team. I hope we won’t lose him for long. But we have a game to play.
The Yankees will need a healthy Judge badly because Aaron Hicks isn’t going to get anywhere with Aaron Hicks in the roster.
