The good feelings of the Tampa Bay Rays west coast trip evaporated in hurry as they were swept by the Kansas City Royals and now travel up north to face the division leading New York Yankees. The Rays are now 14-17 and in 4th place in the division, four games back of the Yankees, who are 18-13.
New York is of course led by Aaron Judge, who is off to an other worldly start. The 33-year old outfielder already has 10 HR and is hitting .427/.521/.761 registering a 262 wRC+ and 3.2 fWAR over 140 plate appearances.
The Yankees have other players that have complimented Judge’s prolific performance: Trent Grisham (187 wRC+ | 1.