Here are the numbers from 2025 for New York’s two most valuable MLB position players, Aaron Judge of the NY Yankees and Juan Soto of the NY Mets.
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Aaron Judge is 7 years older than Juan Soto.
Here is their data from 2025:
Aaron Judge: Age 33 … WAR 9.7 (2025 season)
Juan Soto: Age 26 … WAR 6.2 (2025 season)
Cost per unit of WAR in 2025:
Aaron Judge … $4.1 million
Juan Soto … $8.2 million
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Aaron Judge signed his current 9-year contract at age 30 in December of 2022. The first season under that contract was 2023. Aaron Judge turned 31 in April of 2023. Under this contract, Aaron Judge will become a free agent at age 39 at the end of the 2031 MLB season. (5 and a half years from now).
Juan Soto signed his current 15-year contract at age 26 in December of 2024. The first season under that contract was 2025. Juan Soto turned 27 at the end of the first season of that contract in October of 2025. Under this contract, Juan Soto will become a free agent at age 41 at the end of the 2039 MLB season. (13 and a half years from now).