Aaron Judge ‘surprised’ for the failure of the free teammate of the teammate

Former New York Yankees Gardener Alex Verdugo is still a free agent As the opening day approaches.

Although the Yankees chose not to bring it back after a mediocre season, their former teammates and manager are surprised to see that he still has no job. That includes the Yankees Captain Aaron Judge.

“I’m surprised,” he told Brendan Kuty about athletics. “He is a great player. It brings a lot of value and versatility to a team.”

Judge also recalled the work that Verdugo made against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 1 of the World Series that, at that time, seemed to have saved the game. His excessive capture of an emerging window of Shohei Ohtani in the tenth entrance put the Dodgers to the edge of a loss before Freddie Freeman hit a Grand Slam.

“That only summarizes everything that is in a single work,” Judge said. “It doesn’t matter: I was making plays like this in April and May, when the games are not so great. He talks a lot about the person he is, putting his body for the team.”

Verdugo won $ 8.7 million with the Yankees last year, but has not received a major league offer, a source told The Athletic.

“He is undoubtedly a major league player and a major league player, for me,” added the Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “It probably has not been aligned with regard to money, as for the team and the need, but it was great with us.”

Yankees players remember Alex Verdugo as a ‘great teammate’

Verdugo showed his potential mainly as a member of the Boston Red Sox, where he played from 2020 to 2023. At that time, he hit .281 with an OPS of .761. These numbers fell to .233 and .647 respectively in their year with the Yankees.

“He was my lockermate since day 1,” said gardener Trent Grisham. “He was my boy. I loved playing with him. I think he is a great player. Really good defender. Great batter. He had a little a little year last year, but a great hitter and a great teammate. Fun. Every day, they couldn’t stop laughing when you go out with him.”

The Anthony Volpe Campocorto echoed Grisham’s feeling about Verdugo as a teammate.

“I think it’s the definition of travel or dies as a teammate,” he said. “We approached so much. You saw the plays he made in the garden, running towards Walls (and) putting everything there. It was one of my favorite teammates and I think that in many ways, it helped us win games, whether it was in the field or what I could bring to the clubhouse. What is crazy is, I think it may tell me that it would be surprising for some people, but I really only appreciated it to the club and every day.”

“Incredible teammate,” Stroman added. “Amazing friend.”