Yankees consider moving Judge to left court, Stanton to right field

Tampa, Fla. — New York Yankees Coach Aaron Boone Is Considering Handing Over All-Star Midfielder Judge Aaron some reps in the left field this spring, and that goes well with the team captain.

“I mentioned it to him, if we need to get Big G on the right field at Yankee Stadium, let me be on the left,” Judge said of his conversation with Boone about the timing. play more for Giancarlo Stanton. “I don’t mind. I don’t mind swapping places so we can have (Harrison) Bader, me and Big G out there. So we’re going to do a couple of drills during spring training and (relax)) there .”

Judge says he hopes to test his abilities in the left field this spring. But Boone declined to commit to a specific date or number of innings to test Judge’s left hand aptitude.

“I’m open to that sort of thing, especially on the indoor soccer field. So we’ll see. … We’ll see,” Boone said. “I would say at least I’m looking at it. We’ll see how things go. No decision has been made on that yet but that’s something on my board.”

The judge added: “The only way you can really test things, is (to) throw yourself out there. Hopefully I’ll have a few matches there. I don’t think I’ve played. I know (Stanton) wants to be a good quarterback He’s good out there; played a few games over the last few years I look forward to seeing him out there a little bit. .”

When describing playing on the field versus serving as a designated player, Stanton explained that he has “more fluency” off the field because it allows him to continue to “get more involved in the game.” more” into the game instead of being limited to “watching the game on TV” inside the clubhouse during warm-up to hit the ball. Stanton has played a total of 60 games in the left court since joining the Yankees in 2018.

But Boone knows that, especially given Stanton’s injury history, achieving that DH-outfield balance will be one of the keys to the Yankees’ success this season.

And getting a midfielder the caliber of Golden Gloves like Bader would also limit his chances at center for Judge, who actually played most of his off-field games last year (78 out of 10). 129) in the center before the Yankees trade for New York- naturally.

“What is the number of matches? What is the number of matches, in a perfect world where you are healthy, what is the number of suitable off-court reps during the week?” Boone said when describing the challenge of that balancing act to Stanton. “I believe (Stanton) playing off the pitch will be good for his play. But I also think it’s good for his health. Going out, when healthy, gives him a better chance of winning. keep healthy.”

This thread at the Yankees camp talks about the lack of production the club has received from its main left hand, Aaron Hickswho led the team with 46 starts in this position last year.

The 33-year-old midfielder was one of the main targets of the Bronx’s “cheers” last year after a number of defensive mistakes and a sub-standard season, taking down 0.216/.330/.313 with 109 finishing times in 385 panels appeared.

Besides the versatile and inquisitive 23-year-old rookie Oswaldo Cabrera, was primarily a midfielder until he got a chance to play in 34 games when he was called up to the big leagues in mid-August, the Yankees invited several experienced quarterbacks for spring training. . But it’s worth noting that Boone, as well as general manager Brian Cashman, have both said that the Yankees are looking forward to a year of recovery from Hicks.

Among those invited off that list, midfielder-turned-midfielder Willie Calhoun played 163 games in the left half for the team. Texas Ranger the past five seasons, and the leftist Rafael Ortegaa veteran central defender born in Venezuela, played 93 games off the field for Chicago Cubs The past two years.