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Originally Posted by CBeisbol
That Stanton hasn't performed to expectations since the trade?
Well, no.
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I mean, 38 homers, 100 RBI, .852 OPS in 2018 is nothing to sneeze at; I'll take that level of production from my superstar players. But if that is the high mark of his time with the Yankees, then the contract (that is, the acquisition of the contract) will have been a waste, IMO.
Look, I would like to be wrong. If he hits 60 homers and knocks in 150 runs next year, then I am liable to be contrite here for a while. If he tails off again, though, I will be tempted to grouse once more.Each productive year from here on will entitle me to less and less grousing.
I know the idea; that it's expected by age 37 he's not going to be entitled to the big bucks that he's being paid if you look only at that period of his career. He's got to have several more good seasons
with the Yankees to merit that consideration, in my book. Else it was a dumb trade.
Let me say one more thing. Just because I say it was a dumb trade doesn't mean that I think Cashman and Steinbrenner were dumb to make it. I would probably pull the trigger too, given the money being made available to me. Hindsight is 20-20 but it is a fan's right to grouse ex post facto, regardless. It's part of the game, and they know it.