Find a weakness in Aaron Judge's swing? Good luck with that
Hey, you there. You're probably taking Aaron Judge's talent for granted. Yes, you. No, no, it's not your fault. You can't help it. It's just how we're wired. We adapt quickly to our changing environments, and a big part of our baseball environment that is a given these days is that Judge is awesome.
And we've already grown accustomed to seeing Judge do what he's been doing for the first 10 weeks of the 2017 season. After all, he adjusted his swing and was hitting moon shots in spring training. Now, he is being considered a candidate not only for American League Rookie of the Year but also for AL MVP. That's not out-of-control Yankees hype run amok. The data is there if you'll look at it.
With Aaron Judge starring, maybe the Yankees won't need Bryce Harper
Today, the rookie is pounding tape-measure taters. In the future, he might put a hammer to the idea that Harper is destined for pinstripes.
Before he stepped to the plate in the regular season, we knew Judge could be a slugger. What's astonishing is how quickly he's become a hitter. Judge had a cup of coffee in 2016, and a poor one at that, but now he's second in the majors in wRC+, behind only Mike Trout. While it's not surprising that Judge ranks second in slugging percentage, the fact that he leads the AL in batting average (and is second in MLB) is jaw-dropping. Judge has resembled a near-perfect bat.
