Aaron Judge Fires Unmistakable Message to Yankees Front Office

Throughout the offseason, New York Yankees fans grew very frustrated with the lack of activity from the front office.

Cooler heads seemed to prevail after the Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger, but even now, many New York fanatics are concerned about the team essentially running it back from last season, when the Yankees were eliminated by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.

If the fanbase was agitated, just imagine how Aaron Judge felt?

Judge signed a nine-year, $360 million contract to remain in the Bronx back in December 2022, basically a lifetime deal.

So you would imagine that the three-time AL MVP was a bit perturbed to see New York so dormant throughout most of the winter.

While speaking to reporters at Spring Training, Judge said as much, revealing that he was growing a bit antsy.

"Early on, it was pretty tough to watch," Judge said, via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "I’m like, 'Man, we’re the New York Yankees. Let’s go out there and get the right people, the right pieces to go out there and finish this thing off.'"

The Yankees acquired pitcher Ryan Weathers in a trade with the Miami Marlins and re-signed Bellinger as well as auxiliary pieces like infielder Amed Rosario as well as relievers Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn.

New York also retained Trent Grisham on a qualifying offer and made a last-minute decision to keep Paul Goldschmidt.

How does Judge feel about the Yanks now?

"We were kind of sitting there for a while making smaller moves. It was tough there in the beginning," he said. "Once we solidified getting Bellinger back, we’ve got Trent being our center fielder for another year, then we got a guy like Goldy back. … I think we’re in a good spot."

Apparently, Judge is content with the way things and has no issue with the Yankees coming back with mostly the same team as a year ago.

But you do have to wonder how much more patience the future Hall-of-Famer will actually exercise.

Judge turns 34 years old in April, and while he has shown no signs of slowing down, a decline is surely around the corner. It's also important to remember that the 6-foot-7 slugger does have an injury history.

New York still might need to make another move or two to seriously put itself over the top in terms of World Series contention, and it's entirely possible the Yankees do get aggressive between now and the midseason trade deadline.

But if the Bronx Bombers go another year without winning and don't appear all that close, Judge's frustrations may begin to boil over.

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