"I don't have a day yet for you," Aaron Boone said of Judge being an option in the field. "But it's going pretty well so far."

The one saving grace is Aaron Judge, who is having another scorching year at the plate, and consistent dominance is entering rarified air in a historic context. A collection of ESPN baseball analysts recently ranked Judge as the best player in the sport and predicted him to win his third MVP with a significant injury caveat.