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Message: [QUOTE="Dooley, post: 2909711, member: 2920"] Also of consideration for the Yankees now that they are under luxury tax threshold, when do they lock up Aaron Judge? He's still in pre-Arb years but I think everyone in and out of baseball can see he's worth FAR more than $600K/yr. (The next CBA will need to address this but I digress.) Anyway, I would like to see the Yanks buyout Judge's upcoming arb years and perhaps 1 or 2 FA years (if they can). 5 yrs / $100M? That takes Judge through his age 32 season if he wants to play the free agent market. That also keeps the twin towers in pinstripes during their prime years for when the Yankees' deep system starts being promoting upward. I'd also have zero issue going longer. More injury risk, especially with that big body, but I think locking up the face of the franchise over the long haul sends a strong message to the talent on the farm and even outside the organization. When it comes down to it, I'd rather see the Yanks play "frugal" this offseason. Use some excess cash for Corbin/Happ/pitching and to buy out some arb/FA years for their own homegrown talent. They'll eventually need to do the same with Severino, Torres, Andujar, Sanchez (if they don't move on from C), etc, but I think we all agree that Judge is a huge star in the game and should be compensated at a (MUCH!) higher level than $600K/yr. [/QUOTE]