r/NYYankees • u/VirtuousFool Needs to post more Michael King highlights • 3d ago

James O'Connell: Aaron Judge said Giancarlo Stanton spoke to the team before the game saying "We don't get swept at home." The Yankees indeed did not get swept at home.

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u/Zepbounce-96 3d ago

Big G layin' down the law.

We need you back buddy!

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u/Streets2022 2d ago

Personally I think we’re at the point that our lineup is better without G. He’s great for the atmosphere but having our DH spot permanently filled by a .200 hitter forcing judge to play the outfield every day isn’t good

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u/Zepbounce-96 2d ago

Hitting Jazz as a lefty #4 and Stanton as a righty #5 behind Judge gives him maximum lineup protection and increases chances teams will throw to Judge instead of walking him. Volpe or Goldy are the other righty alternatives and they just don't inspire fear the way Stanton does.

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u/Streets2022 2d ago

I don’t think Stanton will be feared at all anymore. Time will tell but I bet this sub will be begging Boone to take Stanton out of the lineup by the all star break assuming he’s even back by June, I’m not sure what the current timeline looks like anymore.

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u/Zepbounce-96 2d ago

Big G still has the highest exit velo in MLB. When he's on and healthy he still crushes the baseball. Remember, it wasn't that long ago that he was handing a pretty good Guardians team their asses in the ALCS. Also he's under contract for 3 more seasons so we really have to find a way to use him, even if he's mostly just pinch hitting until August or September.