So, while we have thread a talking about the trade, we also need a place to talk about Stanton moving forward.
After reading a bit about him and adjustments he's made, I am more optimistic that his 2017 wasn't just a fluke. He cut his strikeout rate and changed his approach at the plate which makes this all more sustainable. A lot has been made of his switch to the close stance, and it seems to really have helped him. If it helped him reduce his K rate, I think we will soon see Aaron Judge employing the same stance.
https://www.mlb.com/news/stantons-closed-stance-fueling-hr-surge/c-249747112
Anyway, that is just a kickstarter to conversation. Use this thread for anything Stanton related, whether it is discussion of where he will hit in the lineup, whether he will be better off in left or right, or how he will fare as part-time DH.
And ten years from now, this is also going to be the place where the Yankee fans will be complaining about him and the Sox fans can "criticize and mock."
After reading a bit about him and adjustments he's made, I am more optimistic that his 2017 wasn't just a fluke. He cut his strikeout rate and changed his approach at the plate which makes this all more sustainable. A lot has been made of his switch to the close stance, and it seems to really have helped him. If it helped him reduce his K rate, I think we will soon see Aaron Judge employing the same stance.
https://www.mlb.com/news/stantons-closed-stance-fueling-hr-surge/c-249747112
Anyway, that is just a kickstarter to conversation. Use this thread for anything Stanton related, whether it is discussion of where he will hit in the lineup, whether he will be better off in left or right, or how he will fare as part-time DH.
And ten years from now, this is also going to be the place where the Yankee fans will be complaining about him and the Sox fans can "criticize and mock."