So what if Judge was coming up! Varland struck him out and Judge hit a homer.... off the rookie, too, like 54 other homers off someone. 80 pitches and you bring in Jax to ruin the debut. May as well let him ruin it, or really pitch in the Big Leagues. 80 pitches. Had just given up only his 3rd hit of the game to the lead off batter in the 6th, in the 6th! and followed that up with his 7th K on a swing and a miss - 2 swings and misses, a called strike and a foul. 80 pitches. And you pull him. Still crusing, and you pull him. 80 pitches.
Who is afraid?
Not the rookie. He is ready. Baldelli is so desperate right now. The desperation is right in front of him. 80 pitches and you pull the new guy, too. Ahead 3-1 in his debut, and cruising..... and you are afraid of Judge, who he has already struck out 149 times this season and once to Varland, and he can only tie the game with homer, a game Varland has basically owned, and sit him down. Damn. He got to watch Jax tank his game. I bet that was a lesson.