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Yankees 2022 Season Preview: Giancarlo Stanton

Since the Yankees acquired him in 2018, the issue with Giancarlo Stanton has never been his play. The “worst” wRC+ that he’s put up as a member of the Yankees was 128 in his debut season with the team. When healthy, he’s hit.

That caveat has been one of Stanton’s issues — he hasn’t been healthy for large patches since the trade, including missing most of 2019 and more than half of the shortened 2020 season. Beyond that, in an effort likely to try and keep the injuries at bay, the Yankees have also tethered Stanton to the DH spot.