JUPITER, Fla. — The Instagram photo Giancarlo Stanton posted last November shows him sitting atop a camel and both of them grinning.
Arms outstretched from a sleeveless T-shirt, Stanton looks large as always, even with the Great Pyramids in the background. He also looks as though he's trying to get as far away from an awful season as possible.
Stanton's stats made for a disappointing year, his second in a row since signing a record $325 million, 13-year contract. He was batting .193 in mid-June, finished at a career low .240, and sat out nearly a month late in the season with a strained groin as the Miami Marlins faded from playoff contention.