The beginning of his inaugural season with the New York Yankees has been a hectic one for reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton. The 28-year-old has had a pair of five-strikeout games and has repeatedly come up short in big moments. On [...]

The good will of his two home runs on opening day has apparently worn out for first-year New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton, who played his first home game at Yankee Stadium today, struck out five times, drawing boos after his final plate appearance. The 28-year-old had never struck out five times in a game, choosing an incredibly inopportune time to put forth an all-time poor performance. Luckily for him, Didi Gregorius, who batted right behind him, was the star of the show, li[...]

After all the hype surrounding his arrival to the New York Yankees on the heels of an MVP-winning season, Giancarlo Stanton delivered the goods in Toronto. In his first plate appearance with his new club, the 28-year-old drilled a home run to center field on the second pitch he saw. Stanton recorded another home run and an RBI double, driving four of his club's six runs on the afternoon. The former Marlin was the best hitter on the field today, a huge statement for a man staring down high expect[...]

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Taking on his former division rival in the New York Mets on Saturday, outfielder Giancarlo Stanton took a couple of healthy hacks. In the first inning, he smashed a foul ball that struck the window of a press box. Later, he connected on a two-run home run, his first in a New York Yankees uniform. Stanton's spring has consisted of solid plate production and a couple of struggles in the outfield. His pairing with fellow slugger Aaron Judge has excited Yankees fans with the prospects of how far the[...]

This article references Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and more! New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he "definitely" sees outfielders Giancarlo Stanton or Aaron Judge hitting second this year. Stanton and Judge are two of the most elite power hitters in the game, and they'll likely hit second and third, in either order. Both are early-round targets with monster potential hitting next to each other in a packed Bronx lineup.Keep on reading: Aaron Judge Or Giancarlo Stanton To Hit Second

This article references Giancarlo Stanton and more! Earlier in this series, we saw that fantasy owners generally prefer batters to hit the ball into the air in order to have a chance at a home run. Yet, all fly balls are not equal for this purpose. A player can maximize his power production by pulling the ball in the air. Today we'll look at how to utilize Pull% for fantasy baseball analysis and, ultimately, win your 2018 fantasy baseball leagues. If you aren't familiar with using sabermetrics to gain an advantage on your fantasy leaguemat[...]Keep on reading: Using Sabermetrics For Fantasy Baseball Part 6: Pull%

This article references Aaron Judge, Charlie Blackmon, Giancarlo Stanton, Nolan Arenado and more! We continue our series of articles debating the overall ranking of some of the most fantasy-relevant players of the 2018 baseball season with a player who set the world on fire in 2017. New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is an early pick sure to garner a lot of attention after his N.L. MVP season with Miami and offseason trade to the Big Apple. RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we agreed on everything. In t[...]Keep on reading: Giancarlo Stanton Rankings Debate: Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers

This article references Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and more! New York Yankees outfielders Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton will see time in left field this spring under the tutelage of new first base coach and outfield instructor Reggie [...]Keep on reading: Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton To See Time In Left Field

This article references Aaron Judge, Eric Hosmer, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, J.D. Martinez, Joey Gallo, Khris Davis, Matt Davidson, Matt Olson, Randal Grichuk and more! 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 2017 season was struck by Giancarlo Stanton. It w[...]Keep on reading: Using Sabermetrics for Fantasy Baseball, Part 3 - Statcast for Batters