Giancarlo Stanton can hit home runs unlike anyone else in his generation. He hits the kind of monster-dong bombs that Miami Marlins fans could dream on. The New York Yankees acquired him this offseason after the first MVP season in Marlins franchise history.
Criticism abounded. Everything from nepotism, to profligating a Yankee conspiracy, to being nothing more than a pawn shop franchise. The Miami Marlins felt they struck a good deal. The fans and media disagreed.
But it’s too quick to pass judgement one way or another.