Yankees mull moving Judge to left field, Stanton to right field

TAMPA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton may play right field at times in New York Yankees' home games this year and Aaron Judge could be shifted to the more spacious left field in the Bronx.

«I think I have more of a flow when I'm in the outfield,» Stanton said Tuesday after the Yankees' second full-squad workout. «Being in the outfield, you're kind of more engaged in the game whereas DH you're inside a lot of the time staying warm and hitting, and kind of watching the game from the TV as opposed to being out more engaged.»

Gold Glove winner Harrison Bader, acquired at last year's trade deadline, figures to get the bulk of the starts in center.

Bader was injured at the time of his acquisition, but when active, he was a key cog in the Yankees offense. During the postseason, he led the team with five home runs and a .333 batting average.

«If we need to put Big G in right field at Yankee Stadium, move me to left, I don't mind it,» Judge said. «I don't mind switching around, so we can have Bader, me and the Big G out there. We'll get some (game) reps hopefully at spring training and be comfortable out there.»

Judge played 78 games in center last year and 73 in right. He hasn't played left field since 2016 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

«I'm open to things like that, especially in the home ballpark,» Boone said. «We'll just see how that goes in letting that play out. No decision on that yet but it's on my board.»

Stanton has battled a variety of injuries in four of his five seasons with New York. He was acquired from Miami following a 59-homer season in 2017 with the Marlins.

Stanton has topped 30 homers three times since but was been limited to 18 games in 2019 and 110 last year. The closest he's come to 59 homers with the