MLB Twitter reacts as analyst highlights Aaron Judge's importance to team amid injury struggles

In the aftermath of the New York Yankees getting swept by the Boston Red Sox in a three-game series on Monday, an MLB analyst has highlighted captain Aaron Judge's importance to the team. However, many fans on Twitter have termed the player as overrated.The Yankees slugger has been in the injury list for over two weeks, and his team has struggled to cope without him. One MLB analyst was quick to point it out on Monday, but most fans believe that the player's image has been inflated due to the team's poor form.&quot;They’ve never won anything or reached the WS with him. What value?&quot; wrote one fan on Twitter. &quot;That's not how this works. You don't get credit if your team sucks while you're not playing,&quot; added another.Here's a look at the top reactions on Twitter:Jon Heyman@JonHeymanAlthough otherworldly Ohtani leads the MVP race, Judge’s enormous value becomes even more clear in his absence as the other Yankee stars fail to rise nypost.com/2023/06/19/onl…737Although otherworldly Ohtani leads the MVP race, Judge’s enormous value becomes even more clear in his absence as the other Yankee stars fail to rise nypost.com/2023/06/19/onl…Guero@CBarVazz@JonHeyman They’ve never won anything or reached the WS with him. What value?8@JonHeyman They’ve never won anything or reached the WS with him. What value?ajs@ajsstormchaserThat's not how this works. You don't get credit if your team sucks while you're not playing. twitter.com/JonHeyman/stat…Jon Heyman@JonHeymanAlthough otherworldly Ohtani leads the MVP race, Judge’s enormous value becomes even more clear in his absence as the other Yankee stars fail to rise nypost.com/2023/06/19/onl…17Although otherworldly Ohtani leads the MVP race, Judge’s enormous value becomes even more clear in his absence as the other Yankee stars fail to rise nypost.com/2023/06/19/onl…That's not how this works. You don't get credit if your team sucks while you're not playing. twitter.com/JonHeyman/stat…Tom Bellos@tlbellos@JonHeyman Can’t be valuable from the training room every year@JonHeyman Can’t be valuable from the training room every yearChangules@mlbfanccc@JonHeyman Funny take from you once again. By your logic, you are actually overstating Judge's value and impact for being on an essentially minor league team (that is, this current yankees team).2@JonHeyman Funny take from you once again. By your logic, you are actually overstating Judge's value and impact for being on an essentially minor league team (that is, this current yankees team).Adam M@MatsnnAdam@JonHeyman There is no MVP race. There’s just a single guy leisurely strolling his way to the trophy presentation.29@JonHeyman There is no MVP race. There’s just a single guy leisurely strolling his way to the trophy presentation.Xo@X0AfterHoursX0@JonHeyman East coast bias strikes again@JonHeyman East coast bias strikes againHockey Mike@BillyBill94@JonHeyman yankees are a mediocre team; it’s been like this for the past years but we all been blindsided by Judges performance. Cashman needs to go1@JonHeyman yankees are a mediocre team; it’s been like this for the past years but we all been blindsided by Judges performance. Cashman needs to goPaulius@Pauliuskase@JonHeyman Lol. What a terrible take. Angels were in fourth until Ohtani took the Angels and willed them to second and playoff contention.4@JonHeyman Lol. What a terrible take. Angels were in fourth until Ohtani took the Angels and willed them to second and playoff contention. https://t.co/tOSlR5543HNJMike@dvond@JonHeyman Does he pitch? If not his value not close to Ohtani@JonHeyman Does he pitch? If not his value not close to OhtaniAaron Judge in the reigning AL MVP after a historic offensive performance last year and is widely considered one of the best baseball players in the world. However, he has not managed to lead his team to the World Series, failing to win an AL Championship Series during his time with the Yankees. As a result, many fans contiue to consider him one of the overrated players in the league.After the recent series loss to the Red Sox, MLB analyst Jon Heyman once again highlighted how much the Yankees are missing Judge. Heyman took a swipe at the entire Yankees lineup and called out the veterans to pick up the slack in their captain's absence. However, many fans are convinced that this narrative puts Judge in a pedestal higher than where he belongs. Many point to Shohei Ohtani's numbers as an example of a player better than the New York slugger, and they're far better than Judge's in every aspect.Aaron Judge's return timeline unclear despite latest PRP injectionAaron Judge's return to fitness for the New York Yankees has been in one of the hottest topics of discussion since his injury at the start of the month. Latest reports say that he has had two PRP injections in his toe, but there's still no definite timeline of his return to action. Yankees fans are desperately waiting for his return to action in the MLB as his teammates continue to struggle big time in his absence.

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