Coming into the season, the biggest question mark the Yankees had on defense was with the Captain in center field. Sure, Aaron Judge had played center field before - 119 across the previous three years, to be exact - but never before had he been the regular, everyday center fielder across the full 162 game season.
Three and a half months later, however, the situation has changed. Although Judge has continued to make the highlight reel in center - such as this home run robbery against the Nationals - FanGraphs and Statcast have looked less positively on his prowess in center.
Defensive Runs Saved and Outs Above Average each rank him among the worst in the league, with his -6 DRS ranking 20th among the 22 center fielders with at least 700 innings in center, and his -6 OAA 22nd.
Much has been made in recent days of Judge's slump: heading into action yesterday, he had a slash of just .186/.340/.256, with just three extra base hits, in the 12 games since his last home run, which was back on August 26th.
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