Aaron Judge just gave Yankees a not-so-subtle hint about future second base plans

The Milwaukee Brewers might've gotten the last laugh against the New York Yankees this weekend after a series of 38 successive laughs, but at least Aaron Judge hit them where it hurts. He both homered in the three-game set and took advantage of the Brewers' propensity to let players go as their costs rise by seeding doubt about the Milwaukee future of Brice Turang, the Brew Crew's beloved second baseman.

Turang, Judge's Team USA teammate, looked like a man possessed in this series, walking off David Bednar to end it with a home run to dead center that didn't seem to have the legs at first, but kept on rising until the series sweep was frustratingly secured.

Prior to Saturday's game, Judge provided some effusive praise for Turang to the Brewers beat. He didn't mince words or dance around anything. "I wish we had him on this team" is as explicit as it gets.

And ... well ... is that possible?

Is Brice Turang Yankees' Plan A at second base?

For all this talk about Anthony Volpe and his .570 OPS at Triple-A moving to second base after Jazz Chisholm Jr. walks and George Lombard Jr. takes over the middle infield, it's probably worth aiming a little bit higher.

The Brewers have shown plenty of willingness in recent years to take care of young players early to eliminate their free agency costs. Turang has not been among the chosen ones. That could be an indicator that they know his value has already climbed/will climb too high to eliminate any chance at compromise.

They also have an infield logjam already in the offing, part of the reason they traded Caleb Durbin to the Red Sox out of seemingly nowhere following his third-place NL Rookie of the Year finish. Milwaukee has tippy-top prospect Jesus Made rising through the ranks, as well as slugging third baseman Andrew Fischer. They acquired Jett Williams in the Freddy Peralta trade with the Mets and locked up surprising riser Cooper Pratt this spring before his MLB debut.

All this to say ... while Turang won't be a free agent until after the 2029 season, there's reason to believe the Brewers are already planning for his exit. They won't be "selling high" on him, in all likelihood; he's not a questionable fit with an inflated resume. He's simply a very good baseball player, one that Aaron Judge would love to team up with before all is said and done.

Hopefully, if the Yankees do engage, it'll go better than the Devin Williams foisting. In this case, they'd have to pay market price, and it's doubtful there'd be any movement over the next two years. Still, this is one to watch. Aaron Judge didn't just hint at his personal interest. He said it out loud.

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