All eyes were on reigning American League MVP Aaron Judge as he walked into free agency in the offseason. Many thought it would come down to just two teams: the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.Late into free agent talks, the San Diego Padres surprised everyone and stepped in. They reportedly offered him a 12-year, $415 million deal that he would ultimately turn down to re-sign with the Bronx Bombers.Barstool Baseball@Starting9Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal111751Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal https://t.co/oToe5LLcIxJudge re-signed with the Yankees on a nine-year, $360 million deal. He'll get more money per season from the Yankees but left $55 million guaranteed on the table.This really shows Judge's commitment to New York. It's somewhere that he feels comfortable and he knows they can put together a team to win a World Series title."New loyalty standard: Aaron Judge," one fan tweeted.Jay Cruger@TheJaymaican22New loyalty standard: Aaron Judge twitter.com/starting9/stat…Barstool Baseball@Starting9Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal111752Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal https://t.co/oToe5LLcIxNew loyalty standard: Aaron Judge twitter.com/starting9/stat…"Dude wants to be a Yankee. Simple as that," said another fan.Monument Park #99@Yankees099k@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal the dude wants to be a Yankee. simple as that.1@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal the dude wants to be a Yankee. simple as that.undefeated: (4,043-0)@DodgeDickleMy Captain twitter.com/starting9/stat…Barstool Baseball@Starting9Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal112052Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal https://t.co/oToe5LLcIxMy Captain 💜 twitter.com/starting9/stat…Erin 🌈🍀⚾️@Eriy_bear16hE dOeSnT cArE aBoUt ThE YAnkEes He JuSt WAnTs tHe MoSt MoNeY twitter.com/starting9/stat…Barstool Baseball@Starting9Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal91Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal https://t.co/oToe5LLcIxhE dOeSnT cArE aBoUt ThE YAnkEes He JuSt WAnTs tHe MoSt MoNeY twitter.com/starting9/stat…Seeing this puts a smile on the faces of New York Yankees fans. The front office made no mistake in naming him the captain this season.Ike Gordon@thecinco_5@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal Where do the padres have all this money stored?!26@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal Where do the padres have all this money stored?!Joe Stockert@joestockert20@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal How do they have so much money@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal How do they have so much money😂The Sports Guy@SportsMeetGuy twitter.com/Starting9/stat…Barstool Baseball@Starting9Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal113053Before re-signing with the Yankees in December, Aaron Judge turned down a Padres offer of at least 12 years $415 million. Per @Ken_Rosenthal https://t.co/oToe5LLcIx🐐🐐🐐 twitter.com/Starting9/stat…RiskIt4TheBiscuit@Risk4Biscuit@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal Judge needed to resign with the Yankees. I don’t like the Yankees like most of us, but he has a chance to become a Yankee legend when he retires. He made the right choice. That’s coming from a big Padres fan.@Starting9 @Ken_Rosenthal Judge needed to resign with the Yankees. I don’t like the Yankees like most of us, but he has a chance to become a Yankee legend when he retires. He made the right choice. That’s coming from a big Padres fan.Some baseball fans are trying to figure out where the San Diego Padres get all this money from. They have two $300 million players on their team and Xander Bogaerts on a $280 million contract.Aaron Judge needed to re-sign with the New York YankeesDivision Series - Cleveland Guardians v New York Yankees - Game OneNot many players mean as much to their organization as Aaron Judge does to the New York Yankees. He's the team's heart and soul. The team moves as he does. Judge signing anywhere else but the Bronx would have been devastating.The front office was adamant that they would bring in talent behind Judge and did just that by signing Carlos Rodon. Rodon is one of the best left-handed starting pitchers in the league. He'll fit in nicely behind the team's ace Gerrit Cole.More recently, the team announced that prospect Oswald Peraza would be the team's Opening Day shortstop. They seem to be moving past Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who struggled both at the plate and in the field last season. While Peraza only has a few MLB games under his belt, he should be a huge upgrade at the position.With a bolstered starting rotation and the rise of some prospects, Aaron Judge should have some more help this season. Watch out for the Yankees this year.