Judge, Bates talks about free agency, tough matchups and…Taylor Swift
A trade with the Giants would put Judge in the NL West, which would mean regular matchups with Betts’ Dodgers. With Judge back in New York, meetings with Bates are far less frequent. The two will face off in a rare matchup this weekend when the Dodgers host the Yankees in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
For a short time in December, it looked like Judge might actually be leaving the Yankees to sign with the Giants, with a report emerging during the winter meeting that the slugger was close to a deal with San Francisco.
“I want to see you, but I don’t want to see you in [Giants’] right field,” Betts said. [I was thinking], Giants, this is already a competition and now they’re going to be so good, what are you going to add to that team, so I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. ‘”
