{"id":1890,"date":"2025-09-09T23:43:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2025-09-09T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:43:32","slug":"are-the-yankees-right-to-hide-aaron-judges-throwing-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=1890","title":{"rendered":"Are the Yankees right to hide Aaron Judge&#8217;s throwing issues?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the New York star&#8217;s return to the field this weekend &#8211; his first action in the outfield since late July &#8211; and why there&#8217;s still some questions of whether he is completely healthy for the Yankees&#8217; stretch run to the postseason. Hear the full conversation on the \u201cBaseball Bar-B-Cast\u201d podcast &#8211; and subscribe on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/baseball-bar-b-cast\/id1646489931\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple Podcasts;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a>, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/547IoA6qTC2kK8J7NpqVak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a>, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLtAg01865jDfRMAIulMx2k_LWLaAnMiLP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a> or <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1646489931\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wherever you listen.;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\"><button class=\"show-transcript-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:loadmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:View more;\">View more<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Video Transcript<\/h3>\n<p>The judged thing, we kind of knew that any version of this, I guess maybe they were hoping like we&#8217;ll just put him back out there and hopefully we won&#8217;t have a play where he obviously should throw home within the first two innings.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, whoops, sorry, that&#8217;s not how baseball works.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge has a top five arm.<\/p>\n<p>If you go by value and throwing out runners like Aaron, this is a sneaky elite skill of his.<\/p>\n<p>And so to see him not come up and throw home was undeniably notable and a sign that he is not at 100%, something we already knew.<\/p>\n<p>Now, hold up.<\/p>\n<p>It is understandable that the Yankees would want to, as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Obscure and obfuscate the fact that Judge cannot throw 100%, because then you&#8217;re gonna have teams running on him, right?<\/p>\n<p>But once the cat is out of the bag, once there is a bang-bang play at home plate that Aaron Judge just kind of tosses it in, everyone knows.<\/p>\n<p>There is no, there&#8217;s no secret anymore.<\/p>\n<p>They ask Aaron Boone, like, dude, what, what&#8217;s going on?<\/p>\n<p>And he&#8217;s like, Yo, well, we, we&#8217;ve been working on quote creative cuts to accommodate basically.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge&#8217;s inability to make this throw.<\/p>\n<p>What are we talking about here?<\/p>\n<p>Because either he can throw or he can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not, this is not, you can&#8217;t tell us that this is some bold, brilliant strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees&#8217; strategic approach here is correct.<\/p>\n<p>This is what they should be doing, OK?<\/p>\n<p>The value of having Aaron Judge run around out there.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of Giancarlo Stanton, even if he can&#8217;t pick up and throw a baseball, it makes more sense.<\/p>\n<p>It looks weird as hell, and it&#8217;s embarrassing, and it&#8217;s bizarre, but it is the right strategic move to get both of them in the lineup and to have Judge be able to track down balls.<\/p>\n<p>He made a huge catch to save a run in Sunday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>Like this is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>Just say, hey, we&#8217;re limited with what we have now, and we think this is the best thing for the ball club.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t hit me with creative cuts, as if all the media members aren&#8217;t watching your team every day.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s just very condescending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-hide-transcript\"><button class=\"hide-transcript-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:loadless;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:Close;\">Close<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/video\/yankees-hide-aaron-judges-throwing-193143983.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the New York star&#8217;s return to the field this weekend &#8211; his first action in the outfield since late July &#8211; and why there&#8217;s still some questions of whether he is completely healthy for the Yankees&#8217; stretch run to the postseason. 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