'My ultimate most important thing is I want to be in a winning culture and be on a team that's committed to winning,' Aaron Judge said.
Judge has been to the postseason six times with the Yankees but is still looking for his first ring. The Giants are coming off a .500 season and have made the playoffs just once since Judge's first full MLB season, but they can at least remind him that they won two titles while he was a few hours away at Linden High and Fresno State.
Four years after he was drafted, Judge won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and finished second in the MVP race. That was his best finish until Thursday, when he was rewarded for a season in which he led the Majors in homers, runs, RBI, on-base percentage and slugging. The epic walk year set Judge up as one of the most coveted free agents in MLB history, but suitors will have to work hard to pry him from the Yankees. Judge met with owner Hal Steinbrenner earlier this offseason and said Thursday that the meeting was positive and he felt it was a good sign that Steinbrenner reached out for a one-on-one meeting.
As for what's ahead, Judge indicated that the process is just ramping up. He said it's"pretty early" and he knows that marquee free agents don't usually make decisions until closer to the Winter Meetings , but he is hopeful that he can find a 2023 home in time to let that team pursue other upgrades.
"I don't know how fast it's going to go or how slow it's going to go, but there are teams we've talked to," he said."For me, if we're going to build a winning team, if I can get myself out of the way so they can move on or add some more pieces, I think that's an advantage."
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