Aaron Judge spoke with MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch and other reporters about what the Yankees should do differently in 2024, including “some bigger picture ideas and philosophies that I think maybe need to change.”  The communication of analytical information seems to be one of Judge’s sticking points, since the slugger has no issue with the use of analytics themselves.  “The Yankees are top-notch in the numbers we get.  I think we’re the best in the game at that,” Judge said.  “I think it’s about funneling those down to the players in the right format….I think it’s just looking at the right numbers.  I think maybe we might be looking at the wrong ones.  We need to value some other ones that people might see as having no value.”

The reigning AL MVP also put some pressure on the clubhouse, saying “I think a level of urgency and an understanding [is needed that] just because you get to the big leagues and you get to New York, you’ve still got to improve.  You’ve still got to make adjustments.”  Judge gave a full endorsement of Aaron Boone as the club’s manager, though as Hoch put it, “Judge was less effusive” in speaking about GM Brian Cashman in comparison to his praise of Boone.

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