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.

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.

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