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Fantasy fill-ins for Giancarlo Stanton

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Fantasy fill-ins for Giancarlo Stanton

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Baseball’s home run leader underwent surgery for a broken hamate bone in his left wrist on Sunday, the day after hurting it on a swing, and while this will prevent Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton from reaching his current pace for 58 blasts and likely cost him another shot at the NL MVP award, he remains one of the most valuable assets in fantasy baseball even in 2015.