Aaron Judge Gives New York Yankees Fans A Troubling Deadline On Contract – “It’s All In God’s Hands”

Aaron Judge has been a mainstay on the Yankees roster since he first came onto the scene in 2016. His connection with the fans is unmatchable and he has endeared himself to the Bronx. But the fated connection may soon be in doubt. Judge is eligible for arbitration both this year and the next with his contract coming to an end in 2023. And Judge has come ahead to say that he needs some clarity before the 2022 season begins; otherwise the Yankees might be in for tough negotiation talks in his free agency.

Could it be that Judge has to exit the Bronx come 2023? Or does he intend on staying a Yankee to re-sign?

The New York Yankees are an institution and despite their last pennant coming in 2009 have been constantly up in contention since then. Having made the postseason as recently as 2021, where they lost in the wild card game, they will be looking to make signings to strengthen this off-season. But a big part of maintaining the roster is also player retention. And with star players like Judge running the length of their contract in 2023, it would be wise to re-sign their stars. Aaron Judge enters his second year of arbitration in 2022 and could well see an exit from the Bronx at the end of the season; but how does he see this situation?

Aaron Judge opens up about staying at the New York Yankees

Judge seemed increasingly uncertain about his own future at Yankee Stadium. Likely stemming from the fact that no concrete talks have ensued as off now, Judge seemed hesitant to dip his toes into the water. Said Judge, “Whatever happens – if we get an extension done at some point before the season starts, that’d be great and I’d be completely honored to wear pinstripes a couple more years.” However, unsure of whether any talks could be concluded before the beginning of the season and keeping in mind the lockout Judge had more to say.

“If it doesn’t happen and this is my last year, I had a lot of great memories,” he added. The Yankee faithful would surely prefer that the right fielder made a few more memories before leaving the diamond. And it would be great if those could include a World Series win or two.

Speaking to the fact that he had very little say in the situation anymore, he added, “It’s all in God’s hands. It’s going to work out the way it’s supposed to.”

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Judge remains committed to performance

Ever the professional, Judge made sure to the fans that this would have no impact on his commitment to the game. Said Judge, “And it doesn’t matter if it’s my last year or first year, I’m going to go out there and play my best and do what I need to do for the city and do what I need to do for the team.”

Amid a lockout shortened off-season, agreeing to a contract will surely be a bit of a task but in case those do pan out Judge would love to stay in the Bronx.

Judge said, “That’s one thing that I’ve been lucky enough to play in the best organization out of all of them. So who wants to go anywhere else?”

While the Yankees are definitely on a building spree, letting Judge go would definitely put some anchors on that process. But would you rather Judge play with the Yankees in 2024 or do you think there’s a better fir for him out there?

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