This episode is brought to you by Slack. With Slack, you can bring all your people and

tools together in one place. It's your digital HQ where you can increase productivity,

enable flexibility and automate workflows. Plus, Slack is full of game-changing features,

like huddles for quick check-ins, or Slack Connect, which helps you connect with partners

inside and outside of your company. Slack, where the future works. Get started at

Slack.com slash DHQ.

Aaron Judge, the outfielder for the New York Yankees,

the baseball season started. First weekend of games are in the books. All the talk was about Aaron Judge.

Aaron Judge is going to be a free agent at the end of this year. Aaron Judge was offered $17 million.

He said no. He asked for $21 million in arbitration. The Yankees haven't been to a hearing in six years.

They hate going to hearings. They're always willing to compromise. They're always willing to give.

But the Yankees said we got to see if we can sign them. If you remember during the off season,

all the talk about Kareya and the different free agents who the Yankees could sign,

and we said the Yankees are keeping their powder dry for Aaron Judge.

They already have a $30 million picture in Garacol. They have a $30 million position player in

Giancarlo Stanton. Side note, he is locked in. Every time he hits the ball, the infielder's cringe.

And so the question is, who's going to be their next $30 million player?

And the Yankees were knowing two, three years ago what their plan was that they were going to try to get Judge signed.

But one of the things during collective bargaining that was a big topic was getting players paid younger

and seen if players could get to free agency at a younger age.

Remember the players wanted free agency at 29 or 29 and a half.

And one of the players that they had in mind was Aaron Judge because he's 30 years old.

...