00:00It is huge for the Yankees. I don't expect him to be as great as he normally is at the
00:05beginning,
00:06but he's got, what, close to 20 games now to get right for the playoffs, and really that's
00:11what counts in my mind, and if he can get right for the playoffs, and he was great last year
00:16in
00:16the playoffs, and I know some people will say, well, he hasn't been very good in the playoffs
00:20overall. I think he figured it out last year, and I think this is huge for the Yankees.
00:25The most important thing that Aaron Judge does, he's one of the greatest hitters who's ever lived,
00:30is bat five times a day, but I do think there's two important fringe benefits that Judge brings.
00:35I think he takes the weight off of others. I do think especially Ben Rice began to feel it.
00:40Like, it's just human nature. You could say, oh, we're not trying to compensate for Judge. Of course
00:44you are. There's no Aaron Judge. You're trying desperately to score runs when you're not scoring
00:48runs. The other thing is, I think, once he goes back as a full-time right fielder, it improves their
00:53defense. The left field, right field of Bellinger and Judge is exceptional. It makes life easier for
00:58anyone in center, and the fact that the center fielder is usually going to be a rookie in Spencer
01:04Jones, I think that that helps.
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