Dodgers Poll: Fans Prefer Trea Turner to Aaron Judge Signing This Hot Stove Season
With an early entrance into the postseason, the Dodgers and their fans have a few weeks before free agency starts to think about all the many hard decisions will be making this offseason.
Two of the biggest questions are 1) Will Trea Turner be back in Dodger Blue? And 2) Might the Dodgers pursue Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge?
So we threw those two questions into one Twitter poll: If the Dodgers could only sign one or Trea or Judge, who would you want?
Over 9,000 of you answered, and the results were close but clear.
If the Dodgers could only sign one, who would you want?
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) October 18, 2022
Over 57 percent of respondents said they’d rather have the Dodgers pursue Turner. Some of the stated reasons:
I think trea hits for average and adds the speed element. Judge is just a homerun hitter but that can be fleeting from year to year. Pitchers will adjust
— Jed Kris (@bandit_55757) October 18, 2022
Even tho he single handedly gave away at least 1 game in a 5 game playoff, gotta have Trea back and get just a good center fielder. I love Beli but we need someone with at least a chance at the plate. I sincerely hope he can find it again elsewhere
— jonson222222?? (@FightOnDodgers) October 18, 2022
Judge voters were fewer in number but much more passionate in their opinions.
Judge easily. Top 2 player in baseball
— Franky (@clappedfranky) October 18, 2022
Judge. We are missing a big home run hitter in the lineup. Move Lux to short, Betts – Freddie – Judge at the top of the lineup is deadly.
— Lil Uzi Curt (@TrandoshnTrojan) October 18, 2022
If you say trea you don’t know ball
— Ari (Levy out) (@AridodgersCoys) October 18, 2022
Judge is coming off a season for the ages that saw him his 62 homers and come within five batting average points of winning the AL Triple Crown. Turner is coming another solid season that was looking a lot better than solid until an offensive slump over the last month of the season. Judge is 14 months older than Turner, but he also averages 8.2 WAR per 162 games compared to 5.7 for Turner. The final question is durability — Judge has only played 70 percent or more of his team’s games in three of his six full seasons; for Turner, it’s four out of seven.
If nothing else, at least we know Dodger fans will be passionate about whatever Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes do (or don’t do).
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Me Too.
Definitely sign Turner. I think Lux is a huge question mark in the Dodgers mind. He looked like the Lux from previous years instead of the first half of season after he came back from his injury. The Dodgers have to be concerned about his ability to carry the load full time at SS.
What’s it matter??? If the Dodgers signed one player or both or the top player available. As long as Roberts is @ the helm, nothing is going to change.
Correct you are, JR. Managerial change a must. But Trea key to success. Way better than slugger from junior circuit.
Sign Trea Turner and free agent AJ Pollock for center or left. Trayce Thomson’s Defense is equal to or nearly equal to Bellinger’s who we need to say goodbye to.
Trea Turner Judge will suck in NL parks
You’re out of your damn mind if you take Trea Turner over Judge lol. That one person said Judge doesn’t hit for average…Judge had a higher average than Trea did. Judge hit 40 more homers than Trea did. Judge’s OPS was over 200 points higher than Trea’s. Trea’s defense is an issue, Judge’s isn’t. Trea’s speed will be fleeting as he ages. I love watching Trea play but I’ll take Judge’s power over Trea’s speed every single day of the week. I will miss watching Trea slide though ????