2018, they got the National League’s reigning MVP — a player who had crushed 150 homers across his previous four seasons and posted three seasons with an OPS of .950 or better. Though underwhelming in direct comparison, Stanton’s first season in pinstripes was good enough to consider his acquisition a success. In 2018, he played in 158 games, including 72 in the field, while hitting well enough to earn a 130 OPS+ — well above league average, but a notch below his career mark until then of 147. Stanton’s 2018 was a good start to his Yankee tenure, especially if he could get a bit more comfortable as he adjusted to his new digs.Succumbing to myriad injuries to his biceps, shoulder, and knee, Stanton played in just 18 games in 2019, the fewest of any season of his career. Finally, with a 1.384 OPS in the first week of the 2020 season, set off by a first-inning Opening Day homer off of Max Scherzer, it seemed as though he’d he might just have his first great season with the Yankees. However, an injury to his hamstring in August limited him to 23 games, hampering his overall impact on the club’s campaign.This season, a tepid April turned into a scalding start to May coinciding with a move into the lineup’s two-hole, seeing Stanton raise his average from .154 to .314 during a two-week hot streak where he triple-slashed .500/.520/.896. However, since the Yankees seemingly can’t have nice things, G’s come crashin
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Will the real Giancarlo Stanton please stand up? When the Yankees traded for Giancarlo Stanton in
Will the real Giancarlo Stanton please stand up? When the Yankees traded for Giancarlo Stanton in