Let’s start this post off with an undisputed fact: Aaron Judge has never been the same hitter as he was in his excellent 2017 rookie season. And now, the kicker: He will probably never be that hitter again.
But, the saving grace: that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, the Judge we’ve seen since 2018 is still an All-Star, and in some ways, he might even be a better hitter than the rookie version that first captivated fans all those years ago.
The early narrative around Judge this year was that he was off to a slow start.