Aaron Judge weighs free agency decision between Giants, Yankees and Dodgers
It usually takes one big domino to fall before the MLB hot stove offseason really gets underway. Perhaps that domino will be the 2022 AL MVP Aaron Judge, who is being courted by the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. There are high-profile free agents every winter, but Judge’s case is particularly interesting given the state of both teams, his projected contract and the season that he just had.
Aaron Judge free agency odds
While there are no odds currently posted in the betting market, DraftKings had odds up in mid-November that listed the Yankees at -165, Giants at +300 and Dodgers at +450. No other team was lower than +1000. We haven’t heard Judge linked to the Dodgers at all, so this does appear to be a two-team race and the odds would be reflective of that if re-posted.
Panicking Yankees fans can take solace in the fact that the odds Judge stays with the Yankees would still make New York the favorite.
Why would Aaron Judge sign with the Giants?
Many are wondering why Judge would sign with the Giants, a team that is clearly the third-best in its division behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Money can buy a lot of things, but it can’t buy where you came from. Judge was born in Sacramento, grew up a Giants fan and played his college ball at Fresno State.