Also, Judge f***ed up running the bases, ending the inning by getting thrown out at 3rd, costing the Yanks at least one run, and it resulted in Boone getting ejected.
https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-baserunning-miscue-costly
Yeah it's all deception. Like you said he doesn't blow people away with velocity. He does have nasty breaking stuff but essentially he sneaks balls past hitters while they seem to frequently have no idea what's coming or where it's going to be.
As I said in a GDT it must be very uncomfortable facing him. He is certainly underrated by many fans but I'd guess many batters would tell you he's one of the toughest they face.
I would have put Ray and Matz on equal footing headed into the season , maybe even with a slight edge to Ray. But Matz has obviously been wayyyy better so far.