Aaron Judge's injury is why the Yankees haven't traded The Martian and Mr. Jones

Well, it's here...

Hurricane season. The doomsday glacier. The apocalypse. The Babadook. Friday the 13th.  Chernobyl. Ebola...

The wolf is at our door. 

Aaron Judge is going for tests.

In the movie "Armageddon," the world turns to Bruce Willis, who recruits a scrappy-but-lovable team of miners, including Steve Buscemi and Ben Affleck, to save humanity from an evil asteroid. Despite their hijinks, they come together and do the job, though Willis remains behind, in case of a sequel. 

Instead of Bruce Willis, the Yankees have Aaron Boone, who flags Doomsday every time he signals to the bullpen.  

That leaves Yankees entering June with a glowing rock on the horizon. 

For now, they're listing Judge as "day to day." This is what they always do.  When Gerrit Cole, two springs ago, felt a twinge, they listed him as "day to day." If Christie McAuliffe (Rest in Peace) had been a Yankee, after the entire world watched her spaceship explode, Brian Cashman would have still listed her as "day to day."

Considering Judge's history, and the Yankees' rightful concerns, we should expect him to miss at least two weeks. That means facing Cleveland, Boston Cleveland again, Toronto and the White Sox, rolling deep into June without our cornerstone slugger. And before you say "Giancarlo!" keep in mind that we already have a rotating DH in Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt. We have a gaping hole in RF, and Jose Caballero cannot fill it. 

But but BUT... when one door closes... 

This is why Cashman has not yet traded for a bullpen lug nut. This is why we still trot out Camilo Doval in close games. This is why we still have The Martian, why we still have Spencer Jones. 

This is their moment, their opportunity, a time when either, or both, can show themselves to be longtime Yankees.  

In his last three games, since returning to Scranton, Jones is 1-for-6 with three Ks and a SB. Overall, in Triple A, he is hitting .267 with 13 HRs and 47 RBIs. (He's still 2nd in the International League.) He can play LF or RF. This is the two-week stint he didn't get in May. 

As for Jasson Dominguez? He needs to immediately begin a rehab assignment in Scranton. After a few games in Triple A - presumably proving that he can hit - the Martian should vault into the Bronx. If Jones isn't hitting, Dominguez should take over.

This might be their last best chances to prove themselves before the Aug. 1 trade deadline. 

The Yankees cannot gamble with Judge. Whatever the tests say, he'll need time to heal. It's too early to threaten a season with a nagging injury. Also, it's unnecessary, especially when you've waited years to see what the kids can do. 

Listen: We can save humanity without leaving Bruce Willis behind. That said, Affleck could be expendable. (He's a Redsock fan, after all.)