Stanton to the yankees

[A2000]

As a Yankee fan, let me be the first to say that I am shocked and dismayed at the Yankees organization spending money to bring in big time talent. This is totally unlike the Yankees I grew up loving and rooting for.

[clydepepper]

I was surprised the Dodgers and Angels showed no interest. The Dodgers can definitely afford him and the Angels could definitely use him.

I would have rather him sign with anyone else but the Yankees or the Red Sox. I am sick and tired of every one of their games against each other taking up national broadcast slots. How 'bout the Padres vs. the Rays?


I'll bet that either Stanton or Judge has had his ONLY 50-homer season!

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[Orioles1954]

MLB has been terrible for a long time. Glad I've left pro sports and have translated interest to college and high school athletics.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

MLB has been terrible for a long time. Glad I've left pro sports and have translated interest to college and high school athletics.

so not true!

[MattyC]

As a Yankee fan I love this trade. Simply put, they added an MVP— and remain well-positioned in terms of both the farm system and the luxury tax cap.

The final years of most star contracts are not fruitful for the team, yet the 2018 to roughly 2024 Yankees just improved and I believe a team should strike while the iron is heating up, so to speak— this was a team that fell just short of a division and one game from the WS, so adding an MVP at this cost can only help.

They are an A+ arm, a third basemen (Machado), and a solid Gleyber Torres at second from being very, very solid, on paper. As to Greg Bird, he may very well be the best hitter on the team when the dust settles one year from now. His injury last year was an anomaly and will not recur. He showed flashes of the brilliance we saw all 2017 spring training, after his return. He had a mettle-testing Yankee moment with his clutch HR in the playoffs as well. I look forward to seeing one season-long body of work from that young man.

Of course, the games must be played, which is where the fun is. Will be exciting and entertaining to watch this team for the next several years, as it was last year.

[bmattioli]

Originally Posted by MattyC

As to Greg Bird, he may very well be the best hitter on the team when the dust settles one year from now. His injury last year was an anomaly and will not recur.

How can you predict that he won't be injury prone or that the one he had last year won't reoccur?? You Yankee fans..

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by BruceM

How can you predict that he won't be injury prone or that the one he had last year won't reoccur?? You Yankee fans..

I actually know people within the organization and have discussed the injury with them, as it was a rather strange case. It was an injury not uncommon to dancers, involving a bone in the ankle. I will trust the information I was given, and its sources. Of course anything can happen in life. That said I feel safe saying that injury will not be an issue for him going forward— as the bone causing it was removed. I also never “predicted he would not be injury prone.” But by all means insult all Yankee fans when the option is there to engage in amiable discourse.

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

so not true!

+1.

the talent level all around the game is extremely high. So many young talented players, many only in mid 20's or younger.

Generational guys like Trout and Kershaw.

5'6" hit machines like Altuve, monstrous hitters in Judge, Stanton etc...

Top talent from all over the Globe... Japanese Babe Ruth had his press conferene today. The game today is top notch and getting better each year as I see it!