On July 27th, the New York Yankees placed outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list due to a flexor strain in his right elbow. With the ten-day mark coming to an end, Judge is expected to return to the lineup soon.
With Judge’s injury, there will be days he will need to rest his arm and not be able to play the outfield. But the Yankees can’t afford not to have Judge in the lineup every day with the team trying to make the postseason.
The 33-year-old outfielder is going to have to be the designated hitter in some games, which will leave New York with a tough decision to make on Giancarlo Stanton.
Christopher Hennessy from ClutchPoints thinks the Yankees should balance between Judge and Stanton playing DH and letting Stanton play in shallow right field for home games.
“The Yankees are currently living their nightmare, as Aaron Judge is not in the lineup. Without their captain, their lineup is not that of a World Series contender. Judge has been taking batting practice and is expected to be activated for Tuesday’s game, but only as a designated hitter. Giancarlo Stanton has been sensational lately, but is unlikely to play the outfield at this point in his career. This is quite the conundrum for the Yankees as their playoff standing dwindles,” Hennessy wrote. “The Yankees are not the Bronx Bombers without Aaron Judge. But sitting Stanton for Austin Slater does not seem like the recipe to win games either. For home games, Stanton could play the shallow right field in The Bronx. But other outfield spots across the league won’t be kind to Stanton. Figuring out who goes to AAA when Judge is activated and balancing the DH role will be difficult for Boone and the Yankees.”
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Judge is one of the best hitters in the history of Major League Baseball, so he has to be in the lineup every game. With less than two months to go in the regular season, the Yankees are fighting for a postseason spot, and Judge will be the reason why the team makes the playoffs or will be sitting home this fall.
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