Giancarlo Stanton Resumes Running rotoballer.com Sat 3/7/20 9:22 AM
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (calf) has started running on a treadmill for the first time since straining his calf earlier this spring. Stanton is still on track to miss Opening Day, but the Yankees are encouraged by his progress so far and hope for the outfielder to be back in the lineup in April. Players missed a median of 22 games with a calf strain last season, and Stanton appears to be on pace for a similar timeline. Fantasy owners should take the April target with a grain ...
Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton Likely Out For Opening Day rotoballer.com Tue 3/3/20 11:01 AM
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman announced that outfieldersAaron Judge(shoulder) andGiancarlo Stanton(calf) are not expected to be ready for Opening Day. Both players had been expected to be healthy for the start of the season when they first got hurt, but neither player has progressed as hoped. With their timelines still unclear, fantasy owners should plan for Stanton and Judge to both miss extended time to start the season. The Yankees seem most likely to start the year withMike ...
Giancarlo Stanton Has Grade 1 Calf Strain rotoballer.com Wed 2/26/20 3:58 PM
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (calf) has a Grade 1 calf strain. Manager Aaron Boone didn't give much information on Stanton's timeline, but it seems unlikely that Stanton will be ready for Opening Day. Stanton only managed to play in 18 games last year as he battled a variety of injuries, but he's still a premier power hitter when healthy with a 93.7 mph average exit velocity and .457 xwOBA on contact in 2018. There's some injury risk already built in to Stanton's 51 average ...
Giancarlo Stanton To Make Spring Training Debut Monday rotoballer.com Sat 2/22/20 4:52 PM
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee) will make his spring training debut on Monday, Feb. 24, along with fellow outfielder Brett Gardner. This is in line with manager Aaron Boones comments from last Monday when Boone confirmed that Stanton is fully healthy. Stanton heads into the 2020 season after having played in just 18 games last year before being shut down with a knee injury, but the outfielder played in more than 150 games in both 2017 and 2018. If he can maintain his health ...
No Limitations For Giancarlo Stanton rotoballer.com Wed 2/19/20 12:26 PM
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (knee, quadriceps) said he is limitation-free in spring training. Stanton rehabbed his knee and quadriceps after taking a few days off after being eliminated from the playoffs before going into his full offseason routine. The 30-year-old slugger managed to play in just 18 games last season in what was a lost year for him because of a plethora of injuries. But if he can bounce back and stay on the field in 2020, we all know that he can be a ...
Giancarlo Stanton Fully Healthy Entering Spring Training rotoballer.com Mon 2/17/20 7:03 PM
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is fully healthy and should make his spring training debut on February 24th. Stanton only managed to play in 18 games last season as he battled a variety of injuries, so his health will be important to monitor as fantasy drafts approach. Stanton is still a premier power hitter when healthy, boasting a 93.7 mph average exit velocity and a 50.5% hard-hit rate in 2018. Given his power ability, Stantons ADP of 52 has some ...
Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball: Exit Velocity rotoballer.com Sat 1/18/20 8:30 AM
If you've watched a baseball broadcast in the so-called Statcast Era, you have undoubtedly noticed the broadcasters commenting on a batted ball's exit velocity, or EV. Many have taken to using stats like Hard% and Soft% to forecast how a player should be performing, expecting larger Hard% rates to produce larger BABIP and HR/FB figures. There is a relationship there, but it is not as clear-cut as you might think.The hardest batted ball of the 2019 season was struck by Giancarlo Stanton. It was ...
Giancarlo Stanton 2020 Outlook: Elite Power Available At A Discount rotoballer.com Sat 12/14/19 7:18 AM
Giancarlo Stanton had a lost 2019, as he was limited to just 72 PAs thanks to a variety of injuries and setbacks. He still slashed a respectable .288/.403/.492 with three homers, but left a bitter taste in many mouths after trying to play through a Grade 2 quadriceps strain in the postseason. Still, the contact this man makes is special. Despite his limited playing time, he still hit the hardest batted ball of the season at 120.6 mph on March 28, per Statcast. Lest you think that was a fluke, ...
Giancarlo Stanton Suffered Grade 2 Quad Strain rotoballer.com Thu 10/24/19 1:16 PM
New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (quadriceps) suffered a Grade 2 quadriceps strain in the American League Championship Series against the Astros, according to general manager Brian Cashman. It was a year full of injuries for the 29-year-old, as he played in just 18 games in the regular season and hit .288/.403/.492 with three home runs and 13 RBI. He's a risky early-round fantasy selection coming off an injury-plagued season, but remember that Stanton hit a league-leading 59 home ...
Giancarlo Stanton Gets The Game 5 Start rotoballer.com Fri 10/18/19 3:26 PM
New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton will start and hit cleanup in the Yankees crucial Game 5 matchup against the Astros. Stanton has not played since October 12 with a quadriceps injury but it is do-or-die for the Yankees season. Stanton went 2-for-4 with a home run in Game 1 of the series and will handle the DH duties while Edwin Encarnacion takes a seat. Stanton has only one hit in eight career at-bats against Verlander but that one hit left the yard. It is fair to estimate ...