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Latest Aaron Judge Report Should Be Yankees' Biggest Fear

Could the Yankees implode this offseason by losing the face of their franchise?

Scott Neville

Latest Aaron Judge Report Should Be Yankees' Biggest Fear
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New York Yankees free-agent superstar Aaron Judge's latest whereabouts have caused some major drama as the Major League Baseball hot stove heats up. 

As everyone heads home for the holidays, the same can be said about some of the biggest stars in the game, but one specific pitstop along the way could drastically shake up the league.

"Breaking news into MLB Network, via video from San Francisco: Aaron Judge has arrived in the city and is expected to meet with the San Francisco Giants this week," MLB Network's Jon Morosi tweeted Monday.

MLB.com's Marc Feinsand would later report that the meeting will occur on Tuesday.

Judge's hometown Giants are projected to be the Yankees' biggest threats in their attempt to retain the face of their franchise.

Now San Francisco will get a chance to impress Judge, send him back to his extended family, who will spend days discussing the possibility of getting to stay in the Bay Area to play baseball for a living as one of the highest-paid athletes in the United States. If there is any chance of the Giants successfully playing into the hometown narrative, it would be right now.

While the Yankees clearly boast big pockets, the Giants have been adamant that no free agent will be out of reach, and reports have been made that Judge is atop their shopping list.

The Giants have the second-best odds to land Judge according to DraftKings Sportsbook at +300, barely trailing the Yankees.

This meeting between Judge and the Giants will have a massive ripple effect on the entire MLB offseason, one way or another.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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