Correction: 2028 is a team option year so it's actually 9 years left.
FWIW a lot of Yankee fans are less than enamored with Stanton's deal and think it has a lot to do with not going after Machado or Harper.
One of the reasons is they think Stanton can't really play the field any more and will soon be a full time DH.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
He’s more than capable of being a good OFer. His UZR/150’s have been good to really good. His issue with the Marlins was soft tissue type injuries and the guy is built like an Adonis. He pulls muscles and he’s out longer than most. Hence, keeping him as a DH increases his durability
I would much rather have JD and his 5 year contract than Stanton and his 10 year contract.
I’m not sure who floated that narrative, but it’s not supported by facts. Stanton is actually a good corner OFer. Gardner and Judge just happen to be better defensively. Stanton isn’t a CFer. The only reason why we chose Stanton to almost exclusively DH is the injury risk. Stanton has had trouble staying on the field even in years where he doesn’t take a ball in the grill. DHing him is the best way to ensure his bat is in the lineup.
Also, Yankee fans who don’t like his contract are stupid. His contract is not the reason we aren’t chasing the big boys. The ridiculous AAV offered to both guys is the reason
Yes, I do, but I do acknowledge that I might feel differently if JD had not performed so well last year.
Also, saying that Stanton's contract is $22 mil a year is rather misleading. I get that for tax purposes, it's $22 mil, but that is not what the Yankees are paying him. For the 6 post 30 years, the Yankees will be paying Stanton between $29 and $32 mil a year. That's a significant difference over JD's max yearly amount.
Let's see what Harper and Machado get. That would give us an indication on Mookie.
Imo people are over shooting Harper and Manny big time. If either one of them gets a 300M contract then the GM should probably get fired. They are way over hyped.
Harper is 5 WAR player minus his MVP season. His base running sucks and his fielding is meh. that's not worth a 300M contract.
His bat is his only value and he is too inconsistent with it. He goes into 2 weeks stretches without doing a damn thing multiple times yearly.
Manny to me has higher value because of what he produces from his position.
Mookie Betts and Mike Trout are going to get more , maybe a lot more , than Harper and Machado . They are on a different level in every way .
I don't think Harper is worth $300M/12 let alone $300M/10. I agree on him, but his age does mean he should get more than other FAs with his numbers at age 30 or 31.
Machado plays SS and is young. I'm not sure anyone's really worth $300M/10, but Machado looks better than some of the top contracts given out in the past, when you count in positional value.
Even if the Sox had $300M to spend, I wouldn't give him $200M.