Yankees Slugger Aaron Judge Is Peaking in 2022 After Betting on Himself

Remember when Aaron Judge rejected a $230 million extension from the New York Yankees on April 8, thereby setting off a debate about whether he had just turned down the best contract offer he was ever going to get?It now looks like at least one person had the right idea in that moment. distance: 411 ft<br><br>This would have been a home run in 22/30 MLB ballparks<br><br>BOS (2) @ NYY (0)<br>🔻 4th <a href="https://t.co/g3BkM5i5GW">pic.twitter.com/g3BkM5i5GW</a>And to a lesser extent, this one on April 12:Aaron Judge vs Yusei Kikuchi<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepBX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepBX</a><br><br>Flyout 💢<br><br>Exit velo: 95.7 mph<br>Launch angle: 29 deg<br>Proj. Considering that the leaguewide home run rate is down from 1.26 per game that year to 0.93 per game this year, that this is even a possibility defies belief.Judge Is Also Making Good Swing DecisionsThough essentially unrivaled power is the obvious upside of Judge's gigantic frame, it also has a downside that's no less obvious.That would be calls like this one:Aaron Judge is furious <a href="https://t.co/Qhs8JFWcUY">pic.twitter.com/Qhs8JFWcUY</a>Judge has to put up with a lot of that. From what Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on Wednesday, however, the door may not be entirely shut on a long-term extension:Brian Cashman on Aaron Judge's contract:<br><br>"We're not going to talk about it now going forward.