Aaron Judge can't be a one-man band. as the team needs more offensive production and improved starting pitching.

After all, Soto's presence ahead of Judge in the Yankees' lineup did create more opportunities for the latter to bat with a man on base. He saw more pitches to hit accordingly, so of course he went off for a 58-homer, 144-RBI season that netted him his second American League MVP.

From 2017 to 2022, Judge hit .284 with 220 home runs and a .983 OPS. He won Rookie of the Year, racked up multiple All-Star nods, and in 2022, delivered a season for the ages with 62 home runs, 131 RBI, a 1.111 OPS, and 10.6 WAR. It was the best season by any Yankee since Mickey Mantle’s 1961 MVP campaign.