May 9: The Yankees announced that Judge has been reinstated from the injured list today, as expected. In a corresponding move, infielder Oswald Peraza was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain, retroactive to May 6.
May 6: Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge is “on track” to be activated by the Yankees Tuesday ahead of their match with Oakland, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. That would be the earliest possible date Judge can return. Hoch reports that Judge has continued to perform running and hitting drills.
It goes without saying that Judge’s return would provide a huge boost for the Yankees, who find themselves in last place in the AL East and already ten games adrift of the first place Rays. Offense has been a big problem with and without Judge this season in the Bronx, with the Yankees ranking 27th in the sport in hits and 28th in on-base percentage. In Judge’s absence, the likes of Aaron Hicks, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Franchy Cordero have seen regular playing time in the outfield, with all delivering well below average results.
For Judge’s part, he wasn’t quite at the blistering pace he hit at in 2022, but was still enjoying a quality start to the season. Through 26 games, the Yankees captain had a .261/.352/.511 line with six home runs.
The team recently activated center fielder Harrison Bader off the IL, so having both Bader and Judge back in the lineup will make the Yankees’ outfield picture look a bit more promising, although the lack of a clear option in left field remains a concern.
It’s unclear yet who on the current roster will make way for Judge’s return. Jake Bauers would seem a potential candidate, but the team may prefer to give him a longer opportunity to see if he can continue his impressive in Triple-A in the majors. Aaron Hicks continues to struggle this season but his contract makes taking him off the roster a major move. The team could also look to option either Oswaldo Cabrera or Oswald Peraza, two youngsters who are off to slow starts at the plate this season.
Unfortunately missing the whole TB series…
Must-win games with TB showing no signs of slowing.
Spankees aren’t going anywhere. They’re in last place. A cellar dweller. That’s just facts. Nuff said.
Nuff said? Promise?
Worry about your own team. They stink.
Nuff said? Promise?
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Kind of funny. Farhan writes “Nuff said”, and then repeats the same thing 5 times.
Lets hope so.
Usually how ’nuff said’, ‘case closed’, and ‘end of story’ types roll.
I suspect Fartman has a learning disability.
Lol mad hatter, what?
Lost again. Why did Boone replace King after 1 inning? Boone has no feel for the game. We need to beat the 1st place team, not let them put more space between them.
Thank goodness we’ll get our .261 hitter who strikes out a third of the time back into the lineup. Look out AL East…we’re comin’ for ya!
What a joke. He’s Chris Davis 2.0, but for even longer.
“He’s Chris Davis 2.0, but for even longer.”
Dumb comment or dumbest comment? That contract is one.month.old.
Ouch, babe!
Not at least KHRIS Davis 2.0?
GEENA Davis from ‘A League Of Their Own” 2.0?
The whole team is in last place anyway. Who cares about a cellar dwelling team? They’re not going anywhere. The Rays on the other hand are looking very respectable this year.
You seem to care. A lot.
If you think Aaron Judge is Chris Davis 2.0, you could only being saying that to be provocative.
Judge’s 10.6 WAR last year was almost equal to Davis entire career (11.8).
I hope if he hits a home run, the opposing team drills him. Twice.
THAT is total classless crap. Oh well, as you were.
Then you’ll just get him angrier and he’ll borrow Stanton’s muscles and hit homeruns in the four next ABs. Not a good plan for those teams. IBBs is the way to go.
You are always a BIASED, RED SOX Yankee hater who can’t contain himself from crapping in every single Yankees thread. And you know what, you hardly ever see a Yankee fan crapping in a RS thread. Now who’s CLASSLESS?
None of these are my words:
Bush league Yankees. So tired of them
Absolutely ridiculous lol the yankees are pathetic
Yankees maybe the softest and most pathetic organisation alive right now and the umps are still scared of them! Wild.
Typical yankees last place activities
So the yankees throw at randy twice and the rays do absolutely nothing and both teams get a warning. makes sense
“you hardly ever see a Yankee fan crapping in a RS thread”
Complete BS, let me know when the acid trip ends, and you get back to reality.
“Bush league Yankees. So tired of them”
You’re so tired of them that you’re commenting on every single article about them? Log off for a day, buddy.
I mean, he’s right. You hardly ever see a Yankees fan crapping in a RS thread … anymore than they crap in every other MLBTR thread.
I pay VERY close attention to this, RSmith. I had two NYY and two RS friends growing up. The RS friends started most of the fight not just then, in the 60s and 70s, but right up until now. I figure last century it was due to all the bitterness caused by decades of futility.
There are currently two NYY fan MLBTR commenter who might make a negative comment in a RS thread, but often there are NONE. RS fans (and other Yankee-haters) talk trash in EVERY SINGLE NYY thread there is.
I pay SPECIFIC attention to this and push back at whyhazee pretty much every time, just to make the point. He is CLASSLESS.
@whyhazee: I heard you the first time. And hundredth. You are still CLASSLESS. And always will be. Of that I have no doubt.
gmenfan. You are making that up. There are really two NYY fans here who will trash talk from time to time, but one of them is not always around. And that one does not trash talk in most threads. And he hardly stacks up against all the other trash talkers you have around here, especially the trash heap of Yankee haters.
To be fair, the Yankees ARE last place cellar dwellers. Just sayin’
I bet at your graduation, you were told to show up on ‘day two’.
Salty
At this point Hicks just needs to be DFA’d regardless of injuries. He embarrasses himself every time he’s in the lineup. It’s unfortunate that they’d have to eat the $30 million owed to Hicks but at this point they’ve given out/taken on enough awful contracts. In the grand scheme of things it’s ripping off a band aid bc that team has several huge contracts that are going to age like milk in the Arizona desert.
You know it, I know it, everybody knows it. Except Cashman.
You know that I know…that you know that I know…
Then there’s Cabrera’s .218 OBP and an inability to make OF throws. He has options they send him down which is what needs to happen.
They had Bauer out in LF the other day… I could play a better LF than he does. First he gets a late jump, then he gets turned around, then the ball bounces off his glove, then he kicks it. Finally he throws it to the cutoff guy and they almost get the guy out at the plate. It was so close, it had to go to review.
Why can’t the Yankees find a LFer? That’s like the easiest position to field. Heck, Schwarber plays LF and he sucks. Call the Cards… get Nolan Gorman for LF.
Carlos Rodon says hi
Man this guy is hurt alot.
148 games in 21, 157 last year and every game until a short IL stint this year but yeah, he’s injured a lot.
I think its “a lot”. He’s had 3 healthy years, and 3 banged up years, and this one (post-mega contract) isnt starting out well.
foxsports.com/mlb/aaron-judge-player-injuries
Recency matters and the last 2 years have been healthy. And I’m not sure how a short stay on the IL after not missing a game this year “isnt starting out well.”
“Recency matters” in regards to injuries? So guys get healthier the later into their 30s. Okay, if you say so.
Also, he’s played 26 out of 33 possible games, so he’s on a pace for 128 games this season. That “isnt starting out well”. I guess its not terrible, but its not a good sign either.
Oops on my part. He’s not scheduled back until Tuesday. So thats 26 out of 36 games which projects out to Judge only playing 117 games for the season. Yes, that definitely “isnt starting out well”.
Your projecting 117 games based of if this? I don’t know what your day job is but it’s a safe bet data analyst ain’t it.
@RSmith…
Oops on your part?
Oops IS your part!
Rent free, slurpy. Your head
I think Im living rent free in your head. Why you chasing me around ya weirdo.
Loser.
That echo in your head must be deafening.
Lol, Im ignoring you, yet you keep trying to post to me. What no friends?. Rent-Free in your head baby.
ig·nore
/iɡˈnôr/
verb
refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Please do.
What exactly is invalid about RSmith’s projection? It’s simple math based on the future being like the past. What is he supposed to do, factor in the previous year or previous years? By how much? He’s not projecting performance, he’s projecting how often he’s going to show up for work. Not actuarial science. Jeez Louise.
ac·tu·ar·y
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noun
a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums.
Man you ain’t lyin. Dude’s made of glass
Finally some good news. Time to cut bait with Hicks!
Fingers crossed.
Bader is BIG TIME injury prone, so that likely keeps Hicks around for his CF capabilities.
So you pick up someone from the scrap heap if Bader gets hurt again. Not like that can be worst than Hicks.
Why bother? It’s a last place team anyway. Sell at the deadline, bring up the kids and let em play
I have confidence in IKF out there YBC.
Who cares. They’re getting eliminated in the ALDS. Go dodgers
The Yankees are in last place. They’re not going to the postseason. The dodgers aren’t looking nearly so good this year either. And if they do make it, they’ll choke. Lost Again
I’d rather be The Dodgers and legit have a chance every year than the Giants. You guys have our left overs GM and look how awful he is.
It was great watching the Giants win the division over the dodgers 2 years ago. Looks like it might happen again this year
Fifth time, Farhan? You actually have a life?
I’m not talking about when he isn’t injured. Go pull up his career numbers.
This is supposed to be a response to Joe says. Not sure how it ended up way down here.
Great news! The game of baseball is always better when the judge is playing!
No more head first slides.
They should curb his running game altogether. He’s a big man and it’s only matter of time before a fielder stumbles on top of him as he’s coming in wide and fast. He’s way too valuable to get hurt trying to steal a base.
On any other team. A rookie outfielder hitting under 200 at this point would have been sent down. Ie. Cabrera. But then again he’s not the only fish from this farm system. When are they going to release Hicks.
If he hasn’t played since Thursday a week and a half ago, how come he can’t be activated on Monday? He missed exactly 10 days
Maybe just needed another day to shake it off
The 31 year old, fragile, oversized, playoff choker Aaron Judge. Already one of the worst contracts of all time- Brian Cashman got played for a chump again as usual.
After one month. Chuckle.
Cashman got played but it’s also the trash fans that want everything NOW! Puts pressure on that over rated team to spend. If they had a good farm system like the Astros, Dodgers or Rays they’d be perennial contenders. Pathetic Yankees
But at least the unclutch playoff choker Aaron Judge is maintaining his level of production from last year and there hasn’t been any major decline from last year… not! HAHAHAH!
The ACE!!!
The Screen name #2 seems more appropriate for you.
#8…
Just curious. Did your graduating class have 8 people, professor?
“In a corresponding move, infielder Oswald Peraza was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right ankle sprain, retroactive to May 6.”
“My ankle feels fine…”
The Yankees head trainer gives Oswald’s ankle a violent twist.
“OWW! GEEZ! SONOVA-…”
Head trainer smiles.
“How’s it feel now?”
Here come the judge, here comes the judge
Oswald Peraza didn’t look hurt after hitting the home run. Lol, fake injury to put Aaron Judge back in the roster.
Naw! Get outta town!
);3)
Aaron Hicks is either on the Yankees through mid season 2025 or he’s traded for another high cost experiment. He can’t just be let go at his salary. It counts against them. I think Brian Cashman would cut him if he could. Hicks might (or not) play better elsewhere but we’ll never know.
Way to go DJ!
Way to go Gleyber!
Way to go Volpe! GRAAAAAAND SLAAAAAAAAAM!
Take back what you said about Anthony Volpe!
TAKE IT BACK!
Way to go All-Rise! Two for two in the fifth inning ALONE!
Take back what you said about All-Rise!
TAKE IT BACK!
It’s OVAH!
The Yankees win!
The-UH-uh-UH-uh YANKEES…WIN!
Deivi Garcia with the SAVE!!