A lot of eyes are on Aaron Judge and when he’ll make his free agency decision.
The outfielder turned down a massive seven-year, $213.5 million extension offer from the New York Yankees in April and reportedly has an offer in the area of eight years and $300 million.
But it’s not just the Yankees who are making a run at the American League MVP.
MLB Network’s Jon Morosi on Thursday pegged one National League team as a “realistic possibility” to sign Judge.
“The Giants are a very realistic possibility. This is not a Yankees at 70% likelihood and then the Giants at 30,” Morosi said on “Hot Stove.” “I think that we are very close to 50-50. Where if the Giants really step up and get that AAV up closer to 40 million dollars a year, there’s a legitimate chance Aaron Judge becomes a San Franciso Giant.”
But the Giants’ pursuit of Judge won’t just be about throwing the most money at him.
” … I really believe Aaron Judge will sign with the Giants unless there is a credible and actionable plan to put a winning team around him that can get to the postseason. I don’t think Aaron Judge will take on all that pressure and expectation of going across the country if he looks at the roster and says, ‘we’re gonna finish .500, and behind the Dodgers and Padres. …’