It's Da Judge's Universe... We Just Live In It
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When MLB released its first update of ballots cast for the 2017 All-Star Game on Wednesday, the Yankee’s hard-hitting, soft-spoken rookie rightfielder had tallied 730,438 votes, the third-most ballots in the majors; trailing only two perennial All-Stars: Mike Trout — the American League’s top vote-getter — by less than 50,000 votes, and Bryce Harper, the ballot’s overall leader.
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The likelihoods of Judge nabbing the latter award and passing Trout as the top All-Star vote-getter were both significantly improved last Sunday when the Angels centerfielder tore up his left thumb on a head-first slide in Miami.
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Judge’s initial reaction to the news of his lofty vote total – unsurprisingly to most anyone following the self-effacing Judge’s exploits by now – was shock and dismay, according to NJ.com’s Randy Miller.
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As for that MVP award, Mike Mazzeo of the Daily News pointed out Wednesday: “Project Judge’s numbers out over a full season and you’d get 56 homers, 129 runs scored and a 1.112 OPS. Alex Rodriguez captured MVP as a Yankee in 2005 (48 HR, 124 R, 1.031 OPS) and 2007 (54 HR, 143 R, 1.067 OPS). And Judge has been equally impactful on defense, ranking second among all right fielders in defensive runs saved (six) behind only Boston’s Mookie Betts (nine), according to FanGraphs (entering Tuesday).”
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And if Judge launches his career on the backs of a league vote-topping All-Star appearance and MVP award (which would make Rookie of the Year a fait accompli), the Yankees may be forced to start looking hard at his puny salary and remaining five years of team control and say: “All Rise” a little sooner than they planned.
–Barry Millman
BYB Writer
Twitter: @nyyankeefanfore
Source: http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2017/06/its-da-judges-universe-we-just-live-in.html
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