Whose future's brighter: Aaron Judge's or Michael Conforto's? A-Rod says...

Two outfielders--one 25-years-old and one 24--have taken New York by storm this season, and Alex Rodriguez has been introduced to both of them.  In his new role as a Fox Sports' color analyst in the broadcast booth, Rodriguez watched 6-foot-7, 285-pound Aaron Judge go 2-for-4 with the Yankees on Thursday in Kansas City. On Saturday back in Queens, he's observed the Mets' Michael Conforto assume leadoff duties against the Angels. While Judge is the rookie, the duo has already combined for 26 home runs and 57 RBI in seven weeks, and both lead their teams in those categories. But which player is going to pay dividends over a long period of time? According to Rodriguez, it's the behemoth flourishing on his former team. "I think they're both going to be All-Stars for years to come," Rodriguez told the NY Daily News. "But Judge has a chance to be historic. He's 6-7, he benches 450 pounds, he's got a great idea at the plate." To be fair, it's far too early to presume Judge will experience a "historic" or even Hall-of-Fame career, but in the moment, he's certainly made the Yankees and their fans smile. In New York's 9-4 loss to the Rays on Saturday, Judge hit his 15th home run in just his 38th game, which made him the fastest rookie to reach that homer mark since 1987 (Mark McGwire in 35 games). On Thursday, Rodriguez was one of several analysts to compare Judge's build to 6-foot-6 Hall-of-Famer Dave Winfield, who hit 465 home runs in 22 seasons. But don't fall asleep on Conforto. For the 17-23 Mets, riddled with injuries in the National League East, the silver lining has been Conforto. He enters Saturday night owning a slashline of .319/.403/.664 in 37 games.  "He's got some special qualities,'' A-Rod said of Conforto. "Just watch him hit." Both outfielders are west coast natives, with Judge from California and Conforto from Washington. They were also first round picks in New York, as Judge was selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, followed by Conforto in 2014.

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