Wild Aaron Judge Rumor May Leave $430 Million Star’s Los Angeles Dodgers Future in Jeopardy

Before the commencement of the 2022 regular season, the Pinstripes’ front office and Aaron Judge failed to negotiate a seven-year contract extension worth $230million. Subsequently, Judge signed a one-year contract worth $19 million and with the conclusion of the Yankees’ season, Judge prepares to enter the free market.

While Judge’s regular season left everyone in awe, his postseason raised multiple doubts. Aaron Judge was victim to a disastrous postseason, which eventually resulted in the Yankees bidding adieu to their world series dreams. Now, as Judge enters the free market, his postseason will be factored in before any team offers a large bag of money in his direction.

Will Mookie Betts move to second base to accommodate Aaron Judge?

Now, Los Angeles Dodgers may prepare to enter the bidding war for Aaron Judge alongside the Yanks and Giants. But the Dodgers already have an established Mookie Betts at right field. However, a lesser-known fact is that Betts joined the MLB as an infielder. And has always loved playing there. However, given his exceptional catching, and stunning arm, the Red Sox started playing him in the outfield, and the Dodgers continued that.

Back in September, Mookie Betts, while talking about playing in the infield, said, “Being able to play second base is kind of something I’ve been doing my whole life.” He added, “Getting to go back there is just a lot of fun for me, personally. I really, really do enjoy it, but they pay me to catch these fly balls.”

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Notably, players like Trea Turner, Justin Turner, Craig Kimbrel, and Joey Gallo are preparing to enter the free market. According to Mark Feinsand, if the Dodgers choose to let these players go, they could receive a surplus of approximately $100 million in their payroll. Consequently, adding adequate distance to bid for the Yankee outfielder.

Moreover, to manage Betts’ workload better, the Dodgers may want to move him inside the field faster.

Where will Judge go next?

Aaron Judge grew up near the bay area. Analogous to that, barring the New York Yankees, the one team that could stand in the way of a new Judge-Yankee dynamic is the San Francisco Giants. But, Judge, who is a regular-season superstar, has time and again failed in the postseason?

The final question that’s yet to be answered is “where will Aaron Judge go next?” Will the Yanks let their superstar outfielder go? Can the Giants outmatch the Pinstripes, or will the Dodgers surprise everyone with a sudden entry into the Judge’s playing field?

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