The praise for Aaron Judge in the first half of the season was deafening. It was loud enough to drown out the rest of the New York Yankees’ team accomplishments.
While the spotlight shone solely on Judge, Gary Sanchez was waiting in the wings for his time to shine. Despite an early injury, Sanchez has quickly proven that he’s the Baby Bomber launching the most valuable home runs.
Wait…but Judge has 37 home runs. He leads the American League in bombs and owns Statcast this season. The number of home runs that Judge has does not match the quality of the home runs Sanchez is slugging this season.