Aaron Judge’s new Instagram bio has Giants fans buzzing

The San Francisco Giants are duking it out with the New York Yankees for free agent Aaron Judge. Did Judge leave a hint on his social media?

Fans and the media often put too much emphasis on social media posts, stories and bios. Aaron Judge’s free agency is no different, as fans made the mistake of assuming the star slugger unfollowed the Yankees on Instagram.

Upon further analysis, it turns out Judge never followed them in the first place.

However, a very minor change to Judge’s Instagram bio was noticed by a few social media sleuths. Judge removed ‘New York’ from his description, suggesting that, as of right now, he’s aware that his destination is in flux.

https://twitter.com/JudgeGiantsEra/status/1598498792747454467

Are we reading too much into this? Absolutely, but when you’re a public figure as athletes tend to be whether they want to or not, every alteration is noted.

Does Aaron Judge favor Giants over Yankees?

Per a report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal on Saturday afternoon, there is no real leader in the Aaron Judge sweepstakes. The Giants, Yankees, Dodgers and more are all vying for his services. The Yankees reportedly offered Judge an eight-year, $300 million contract earlier this offseason.

Per Rosenthal, Judge now wants nine years on any contract, which would pay him into his age-39 season. It’s unknown at the moment if the Yankees are comfortable adding a year to their offer.

Money isn’t an obstacle for San Francisco, which are clearly all-in on Judge if he’s willing to leave New York. A return to the Yankees seems more plausible, especially if they offer that nine-year deal. Judge’s increased expectations could be a result of Jacob deGrom’s monstrous contract with the Texas Rangers, which was agreed to on Friday.

Judge remains the top commodity on the market. His financial expectations are north of $300 million, as he’s expected to earn the richest AAV for a position player, beating out Mike Trout’s $36 million per season. Over the course of a nine-year deal, that’ll add up.