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Boston Red Sox rumors: Deliberating the idea of Aaron Judge

By Alan Nahigian

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on from the dugout before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on September 23, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on from the dugout before the game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on September 23, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Red Sox have a ton of questions facing them as they are about to end the 2022 season. What is going to happen with Xander Bogaerts? Can they get steady production again in 2023 from a guy like Alex Verdugo? Then with all of these questions about their current players, questions about potential future players arise as well!

That future player we’re potentially talking about? That would be Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. Judge is having a phenomenal 2022 season as he enters a period of uncertainty about his Yankee future. So the question that we as Red Sox fans would love to ask is this: could Aaron Judge be a Boston Red Sox next season? Let’s deep dive into it.

The Boston Red Sox have the money to pay Aaron Judge

Believe it or not, the Red Sox actually have money to spend when it comes to Aaron Judge.

If you forgot, based on the way we’ve seen spending the past few seasons; the Boston Red Sox have one of the highest payrolls in all of the MLB. They can easily give Judge a big contract if they want him that badly.

Plus, some money will be coming off the books. In particular, the David Price contract officially comes off the books after Price signed a seven year contract with the Red Sox in 2015. So with that chunk off the payroll, that can be used to help potentially lure Aaron Judge to Boston.

The Boston Red Sox could use Aaron Judge as a power hitter

Aaron Judge has incredible power. We’re seeing that this season especially as he tries to break the single season Yankee home run record. At this point of writing, he has 60 home runs and looks as though he’ll break the record.

Plus, it looks like J.D. Martinez is on the way out of Boston as his contract is up after this season. Would the Red Sox rather pay a 35 year old Martinez or a 30 year old Judge? I think that question pretty much answers itself.

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Also, who else do the Red Sox really have for power? Rafael Devers hit a huge power slump after coming back from injury in the second half of the season. When Devers is going bad, there isn’t that much more power in this lineup. Xander Bogaerts maybe? And even that maybe might be pushing it!

The bottom line on Aaron Judge and the Boston Red Sox

Aaron Judge should be a priority for the Red Sox this off-season…once they take care of Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers.

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Judge can be a big part of the Red Sox future and take care of the power that will be missing if/when J.D. Martinez signs elsewhere this off-season. Plus, Devers and Judge back to back on a nightly basis? Talk about the potential to be SCARY good for years to come. Make up for this season Chaim. Go get Aaron Judge! (Once you re-sign Bogaerts and extend Devers first.)

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