The first day of the winter meetings was “shockingly dead” for everybody except Derek Jeter, which is funny because he wasn’t in Orlando. Giancarlo Stanton smeared the Marlins during his introductory press conference with the yankees, including a note to fans you don’t often hear:
“I would say hang in there,” Stanton said. “They’re hurting. They’re going to go through some more tough years. I would advise them not to give up. Maybe watch from afar.”
And now the media is turning on him because, instead of appearing in person to defend what could be the offseason’s defining move, he was spotted at the Patriots-Dolphins game in Miami on Monday night.