Although Judge makes sure to say “there’s no replacing Juan Soto” Grisham has given the Yankees an alternative to Bellinger, whose fly ball/home ratio (8.9 percent) is the worst of his career.

We’ve got good depth up and down this lineup right now,” Aaron Judge said, “and everyone is feeding off each other.”

The New York Yankees certainly lost a major player, but Aaron Judge reportedly did everything he could to convince Juan Soto to stay — and he recently opened up about that effort.