Giancarlo Stanton had a bad start to his Yankee tenure. A shocking statement, I know. He underwhelmed a very expectant fan base by turning out an average March and April. That disappointing start to the season had Stanton catching all kinds of flak, and a lot of the criticism centered around his very closed stance.
Stanton has always hit with an exaggerated, old-school stance. Yankee fans got a look at how effective it can be in the very first game of the regular season:
Obviously, when a hitter comes to the Yankees, the right field short porch must be enticing.