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According to a report by NJ Advance Media, the San Francisco Giants have targeted soon-to-be free agent Aaron Judge and are prepared to spend “whatever it takes” to get the slugger.
“Judge is at the top of the Giants list and they won’t be underbid,” according to the source.
Judge, 30, is coming off one of the best seasons in recent history with an American League record 62 home runs and a 10.6 bWAR in 157 games with the Yankees.
The outfielder was born in Linden, California about 90 minutes from San Francisco, and Judge grew up rooting for the Giants.
Before the season got underway, Judge turned down a seven-year, $213.5 million offer from the Yankees to stay in New York. It looks like Judge is now on pace to potentially break Mike Trout‘s average annual value salary record of $35.5 million.
Given Judge’s monster 2022 season and his reported asking price of ten years, $360 million before the season, you can expect Judge’s market to be limited to teams willing to open their checkbook like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Yankees, and apparently the Giants.
