Aaron Judge Acclaimed By Yankees Legend

Reggie Jackson knows the plight of Yankees prospect Aaron Judge first hand. And if Reggie is right, big things from Judge are right around the corner.

¨My rookie year, I pressed a little bit, like Aaron did,¨ Jackson said according to NJ.com. ¨I think it´s definitely not for a lack of ability in Judge´s case. But I came back and was able to be confident and relax and do what I had to do. I think he will, too.¨

Were Judge´s struggles at Triple –A Scranton –Wilkes-Barre merely a result of putting too much pressure on himself, or did Triple-A pitchers expose a weakness? Reports say that Judge had difficulty hitting the curve ball at Scranton, but hitting coach Marcus Thames believes Judge will overcome his challenges.

¨He´s going to work hard and I still think his ceiling´s really high, ¨ Thames said according to NJ.com. ¨I know a lot of people say he struggled toward the end or whatever. But he´s still learning. He doesn´t have that many at-bats. So we don´t want to judge him too soon. But we know the kid has a lot of ability.¨

That is why his .224 batting average in Triple-A does not have Jackson nor Thames concerned. Instead, they point to his 12 home runs in just 63 Double-A games as a better indication of Judge´s potential.

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