We will never know, but my guess is a hit and run....and yes, they do that with Leon because thats the only way he can reach base. He doesn't strike out a whole lot (25%) and can handle the bat in that situation.
True. The wrist has a lot of stress on it when you swing a bat. There is bound to be some residual soreness even three weeks out once he swings. Furthermore, its not like Judge can not even pick up a bat in three weeks and have the timing he had before the injury. That will take a few weeks I would imagine. He will be back and he will be a force...but not for a long time.
I look at it another way: Swihart wasn't given a fair chance to EARN playing time early in the season. Its hard to play that way...or at least play well. Look at his game logs: he would play a day or two then sit for 3-4 days or longer. You cannot get a rhythm like that. Now he is playing more regularly and his play is improving. I don't think he cares where he plays as long as he is given a chance to be in the lineup. Its still early; maybe he flops. But I am glad to see that finally he is being given the chance he always deserved.
We still need one more good RP...trading deadline is about a day away now. We have better SP than the Yankees and we are better offensively than the Astros. None of the three teams has a decided edge; it will be a dogfight in October. Whichever team gets hot will represent the AL.
Three weeks is the absolute minimum before he can even swing a bat. After that there will be some residual pain and stiffness, and it will take a while for him to get his timing back. My guess is that for him to return to form it will be more like 5-6 weeks.