"Now 36 and entering the final two guaranteed seasons of a $325 million, 13-year contract he signed with the Miami Marlins, Stanton has gone on the injured list in seven consecutive seasons but has been a force when healthy. After missing New York's first 70 games last year because of inflammation in the tendons of both elbows, he hit .273 with 24 homers, 66 RBIs and a .944 OPS in 77 games."
"A five-time All-Star and the 2017 NL MVP with the Marlins, Stanton has a .258 average with 453 homers - most among active players - and 1,169 RBIs in 16 big league seasons. He is key component in the Yankees batting order. "With us over the last couple of years (having) become more and more left-handed, his presence in the middle is just really big," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "It's like having that guy lingering there, that's Big G in the middle.""
Giancarlo Stanton considers his Yankees tenure incomplete and associates being a Yankee with winning a championship. At 36, he enters the final two guaranteed seasons of his 13-year, $325 million contract and remains a force when healthy despite frequent injured-list stints. Chronic elbow tendon inflammation requires ongoing maintenance, but Stanton produced a .273 average with 24 homers, 66 RBIs and a .944 OPS in 77 games after missing 70 games. A five-time All-Star and 2017 NL MVP, Stanton owns a .258 career average with 453 homers and 1,169 RBIs in 16 seasons and serves as a key middle-of-the-order presence for the Yankees.
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