Aaron Judge could begin the season in the Minor Leagues despite entering this spring as the projected starter in right field for the New York Yankees.

Judge has been pushed by Aaron Hicks for the job in right.

"We've got to decide, is it Hicks or Judge in that situation?" Joe Girardi said. "When you look at Aaron Judge, you don't want him to sit. So if we don't think there's enough at-bats for him, that would be the thing that would keep him off the team. But that's not what I'm saying."

Judge has hit .345/.406/.569 with three homers and six RBIs in 23 Grapefruit League games. After striking out in half of his 84 Major League at-bats last year, Judge has improved his contact rate, tallying 13 whiffs in 58 spring at-bats.

"I can't really worry about that," Judge said. "If I go to Double-A, High-A, it doesn't matter. I'm going to go out there and play baseball, have fun and everything will work out the way it's supposed to."