Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Tue 6/28/16 10:47 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
EDGE Analysis
His 15th home run of the year was a two-run dinger in the second inning off Mike Pelfrey. After going homerless in 15 straight games to begin the month, Stanton has belted three in his last seven games and appears to be turning his season around. In the outfielder's last ten games, he's 16-for-40 (.400) while notching 11 RBI.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Sun 6/26/16 6:07 AM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI, two runs and a walk in Saturday's 9-6 victory over the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
Don't look now, but the Marlins slugger is finally showing some signs of life. He's recorded multi-hit efforts in five of his last eight games, and has a pair of homers and eight RBI over that span as well. Considering he was hitting .192 as recently as June 12, even Stanton's current .219/.319/.443 line is cause of optimism.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Thu 6/23/16 11:46 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and two runs Thursday against the Cubs.
EDGE Analysis
He's been hot for nearly a week now, ripping off two homers among 10 hits in 25 at-bats (.400) over a six-game span. Looking at the stats right now, his has been a disastrous season for Stanton, but a productive end to June and then a big second half will make everyone forget about his early struggles. If anyone can be counted on to do just that, it's the Marlins' slugging right fielder.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Wed 6/22/16 10:39 AM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Braves.
EDGE Analysis
Stanton struggles at the plate continued as he struck out twice and had zero hits in five at-bats during Tuesday's loss to the Braves. Ichiro Suzuki will start in right field instead and lead off in order to get more lefties in the lineup to face right-hander John Gant.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Tue 6/21/16 2:33 AM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
All eight runs scored in this one were on solo homers, and Stanton got his out of the way early after going back-to-back with Marcell Ozuna in the first inning. The Marlins had to be relieved to see their young slugger go yard again, as he hadn't done so since May 24. Hopefully he'll start producing again with that monkey off his back.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Sat 6/18/16 12:34 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI during Friday's win over the Rockies.
EDGE Analysis
It's rare that a pair of base hits qualifies as a newsworthy effort from Stanton, but it was just his second multi-hit game since May 13. He's driven in just five runs during the month of June but did manage to get his average back up to the Mendoza line. The struggling slugger is batting .200/.309/.420 over 200 at-bats this season.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Wed 6/15/16 12:43 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
Manager Don Mattingly will give Ichiro Suzuki the nod in right field Tuesday in place of Stanton, who has been mired in one of the worst slumps of his career. Stanton went 1-for-3 with a double in his return to the lineup Tuesday, but he also had had a strikeout, marking 12 consecutive games with a K for him. His next chance to return to the lineup will come Friday against the Rockies.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Tue 6/14/16 5:46 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
The slumping Stanton got the night off Monday in the midst of a 4-for-39 stretch over the last two days week. The 26-year-old is scuffling mightily on the year and he has been unable to go on one of his signature hot streaks thus far in 2016. Still, he's too talented to be mired in a slump for too much longer, so a return to form could be around the corner. He'll bat fifth in the order Tuesday against lefty Drew Pomeranz.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Mon 6/13/16 6:16 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton is not in the starting lineup for Monday's game against San Diego.
EDGE Analysis
Ichiro will play right field for the Marlins on Monday night, while Stanton is on the bench against Padres right-hander Colin Rea. No reason has been given for Stanton's absence at this time.
Giancarlo Stanton RF/DH NYY Wed 6/8/16 1:45 PM
Giancarlo Stanton
RF/DH NYY
Stanton went 0-for-5 with one RBI in his return to the lineup during Tuesday's loss to the Twins.
EDGE Analysis
The slugger's struggles continue as his season line has dropped to a pedestrian .197/.310/.439 through 48 games. The power numbers are passable (12 homers and 28 RBI over 173 at-bats), but it is difficult to characterize Stanton's first two months as anything more than a disappointment. Of course, we've seen him break out of similar slumps in the past with unparalleled hot-stretches so owners simply need to stay patient and let the perennial all-star figure things out at the dish. Cutting down on his current 34.5% strikeout rate, which easily represents the worst rate of his career, would be a great place to start.