Aaron Judge Has No Problem With Juan Soto Getting Bigger Contract
Upon receiving the American League MVP award last week, Aaron Judge made it clear he wants the New York Yankees to re-sign Juan Soto.
Judge discussed the benefits of having Soto hit in front of him in the batting order.
\"Having a chance to have Juan hitting in front of me, I get to see a lot of pitches. He\'s going to be a tough at-bat in front of me,\" he said. \"He\'s going to wear down the pitcher right there in the first inning, within the first 15 pitches or so. I think that was a big impact, having a guy like that in front of you. If I could have eight Juan Sotos in the lineup with me, I\'d love that.\"
Judge is two years into the nine-year, $360 million contract he signed two offseasons ago after reaching free agency. Wherever Soto lands, he\'s going to be paid a lot more than that and Judge is fine with that.
\"Honestly, it ain\'t my money,\" the slugger said. \"I really don\'t care, as long as we get the best players, we get the most that we can. I\'m happy with whatever. That\'s never been something on my mind, about who gets paid the most. …
\"Giancarlo Stanton was a guy that set that example. He never really cared, even though he signed a mega contract back in Miami. Once he came here, he didn\'t care about being the highest-paid guy. He just wanted good players around him.\"
Via Bryan Hoch/MLB