Best Duo Since Ruth and Gehrig?

 

In their first season as teammates, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are looking more and more like the modern day Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. If you think this is an exaggeration, just take a look at the stat comparisons. 

Judge is leading the majors in almost every important offensive category and Soto is not far behind as well. Besides being second in average and walks, he is first in home runs, RBIs, on base percentage, slugging, OPS. These stats aren't just regarding the American League, but all of Major League Baseball. 

Soto is in the top five in all of these categories: home runs, walks (1st), runs, on base percentage (only behind Judge), slugging, and OPS (only behind Judge). This duo is the main reason why the Yankees have one of the best records in baseball at this point in the season. 

It seems like almost every game, no matter the broadcast, there is a crazy stat reference of either Judge, Soto, or the both of them, to an MLB legend. The two have already made history this season after Judge hit his 300th career home run and Soto reached 30 home runs with his third different team at the age of just 25 years old. 

When the Yankees traded for Soto, they knew there would be some risk involved with him potentially not re-signing during the offseason. But now that they have seen with a firsthand perspective what he can do, the Yanks front office should be all in on Soto this coming offseason. Just hand him a blank check at this point. 

With Judge recently signing a contract worth $360 million over 9 years, Juan Soto is in for an enormous payday after the conclusion of this season. The prediction is that he signs for anywhere north of $500 million, and if he signs with the Yanks, the duo of Judge and Soto will be worth just under $1 billion. 

It doesn't happen often with players where they are consistently compared to the best that this sport has ever seen. But these two players have made their marks known and continue to impress day in and day out. The cherry on the top would be to bring home a 28th championship for the Yankees, and if Judge and Soto are leading this team, anything is possible.