Once again, Aaron Judge was listed to take batting practice on Monday, and once again, it did not happen.
The Yankee slugger did take outfield drills on Monday morning, but his absence from batting practice raised more alarms about his availability for Opening Day, and BT says, for the first time this spring, he has legit concerns about Judge being ready for the season opener next week.
“I wouldn’t be as nervous or alarmed if he had a better medical history,” BT said. “With Judge, you think he’s gonna be out a minute, and he’s out a month…you have to calculate the possibility that Opening Day is truly in peril, and if he plays Opening Day, what kind of shape is he in…if you ratchet things up on Opening Day after going 85 percent hitting off a tee and in the tunnel…you can make things worse and really compromise your season.”
Sal is even more convinced that Judge won’t be in the lineup when the games start to count, as he has seen this narrative play out one too many times when it comes to the Yankees’ most important player.
“He’s not gonna be ready for Opening Day,” Sal said. “If it were not a big deal, he would be playing as normal.
“It’s almost like they’re just intentionally lying to us with Aaron Judge.”
