Just a couple of months after completing a very successful 2017 season with the contributions of the “Baby Bombers” (they took the eventual champions, the Houston Astros, to seven games in a thrilling AL Championship Series a year after their 2016 ‘retooling’), the New York Yankees had another surprise for their fans. At that moment, the Miami Marlins’ new ownership group, led by Derek Jeter, wanted to shed some salary. A hulking outfielder was fresh off hitting an MLB-leading 59 home runs in 2017, so, in any other circumstances, he would have been the perfect asset for a rebuilding team.
25 Smartest Moves of the Past 25 Years: The Giancarlo Stanton trade
