00:00Aaron, Aaron Judge, not on the roster for this portion of the playoffs.
00:05Just how difficult a decision was that, and ultimately what told you that he was not ready?
00:10I don't know.
00:11Just, you know, obviously had the workout last night,
00:15and the fact that he was able to get out there and take BP, take live swings,
00:20wasn't just him going out there and doing it.
00:22Like, he had to, you know, check a lot of boxes to be able to do that.
00:25So, with strength and conditioning, with the trainers, so, you know,
00:31it's a significant step for him, and I think a sign that, you know,
00:36he's shown real improvement here over the last couple weeks.
00:41You know, we had an honest conversation last night after the workout,
00:46he and I and a couple of the trainers,
00:48and I just felt like it wasn't quite ready to, you know, be what he needs to be for us.
00:54So, hopefully, we're able to advance, and, you know,
01:00these are valuable days as he, you know, gets closer to being a real option for us,
01:05and hopefully, you know, be a part of it at some point moving forward.
01:10When that is, I don't know, but just felt like it wasn't quite,
01:15he's not quite ready yet.
