At the brink of the season, Brian Cashman publicly stated that it had been his personal idea for a long time. ,His Yankees would have won the World Serieswhere the ALCS and Houston instead captured the Dodgers.
But if the Yankees were given that fictitious title, with the same logic, Aaron Judge does not have to be considered an ALMVP of 2017. After all, he finished second only to José Altuve's Astro. If so, the judge couldn't, to some extent, use weapons against the Yankees in long-term pre-season negotiations. He was comparing himself to MVPs, especially Mike Trout, but he didn't have one. His own.
In the aftermath of Cashman's comment, when the judge was asked about it in April, he said, "We couldn't win, so I can't trust it." Rejected the concept of pseudo-titles. Therefore, he probably wouldn't use a pseudo-MVP for him on a two-pole, high stakes weekend.
Altuve and the Astros will come to town on Thursday to start a series of four games. The best team in the majors and the second best record in AL, the team that eliminated Yank three times. Since 2015.
But after the opening round and before Game 2, the judges are doing other work. Literally business.
His arbitration begins at noon on Friday It's a schedule. Once again, the Yankees could file a proceeding without an MVP, this time before the three arbitrators attend the conference call. I strongly feel that this is the case where I want it to never happen.
The Yankees almost certainly want to settle down before their side sits in the MLB office. The judge and his rep will settle down in the Players Association office. The judge demanded $ 21 million, and the Yankees countered $ 17 million in the final case at the dock this year. The case is usually heard in February, but the arbitration had to take place at an unpleasant time because of the subsequent lockout. season.
The midpoint is $ 19 million. Before the hearing I talked to several people who had the incident on both sides who thought Yank would take the final best shot to resolve. Probably an All-Star Bonus (he's definitely making an AL team) and / or an MVP Bonus (he's a current front runner) that could lead him to $ 20 million, offering something like $ 19 million doing.
The Yankees do not arbitrate frequently. They went with players such as Chien-Ming Wang and Dellin Betances. Players attend the hearing as judges, as the team and MLB (which also participates) must portray negatively in order to assert their side against contemporary players. Even the most barren cases can confuse the hearing. Betans and his representative felt that the Yankees were doing so with extra momentum, which hurt the relationship somewhat.
And the last thing the Yankees want is, so far, to invade the negativeness, feeling like a magical season with the judge as the main magician. In addition, they finally reignite the long-term discussion, and Gerrit Cole wonders, "How do they do scorched earth operations for the guys they want to keep in the long run?" I thought.
Still, it takes two things to deal with. The judge is clearly still in his best view. The Yankees provided what even many veteran agents felt was a fair seven-year extension of $ 213.5 million, which the judge rejected before the season. The Yankees were probably a little higher. However, the judge considered himself much more valuable on and off the field.
So why is he retreating now? George Springer for the 2020 season and this year's Trea Turner were guaranteed $ 21 million a year for their walks. However, they are players who have undergone a fourth arbitration process, and judges have undergone a third experience. However, the status of his tenure of five years or more allows him to compare with other players on his side. However, due to the injury he was unable to accumulate a large number of Springers and Turners.
The biggest salary increase for a third-year arbitrator was Marcus Semien's $ 7.1 million leap since the 2019 season. In the process of respecting case law, judges will be seeking a much larger leap of $ 10,825 million from 2021 salaries. However, judges can earn points in areas that many others cannot. It is a special quality of leadership and appeal to the general public. For example, the judge's room is unique to the Yankee Slugger. In addition, the arbitrator who decides the judge's 2022 season is not allowed to consider his 2022 achievements, but human nature suggests that the subliminal message will serve the judge's interests. doing.
Before the judge went out, he didn't blink by refusing more than $ 200 million, and the fact that he had a star that couldn't fly in the first half was his own money. It suggests that you are not afraid to roll a typical dice. And the judge shows no signs that a tough business discourages him from his quest to help lead the Yankees to the championship.
As Cole said, "He was probably convicted of [his point of view], and anything that could have been associated with it in any way long ago. I accepted anything. "
