I hope it really is nothing, but considering that the Yankees have lost nine of their last 17 games it is hard to ignore. We all knew the Yankees weren't going to keep the same incredible pace all season and they had to slow down at some point. But after the Yankees have had some unfortunate losses with Michael King and a giant question mark surrounding Luis Severino it's a lot of bad news in a short time frame.
And it just leaves me and the rest of Yankeeland wondering exactly what is ailing, Stanton. Neither side is giving a lot of details other than Boone saying there are no injury concerns right now. I want to believe that, especially with the great season the Yankees have been having so far but it is hard to also forget that Stanton has quite a lengthy history with leg injuries.
So I hope it is just "exhaustion" but at the same time, if there isn't more to the story why not just shut it down? Stanton's smirk and smartass answer of "Sure, write what you want" only adds fuel to the fire as we are already wondering what moves the Yankees will make as the trade deadline is fast approaching on August 2nd. Yankees have been connected to Luis Castillo, Andrew Benintendi, bullpen help and now....more focus on Juan Soto IF Stanton is hurt? Yikes!
Hopefully it's just exhaustion as the Yankees are trying to spin it. However, if it is I have an idea on how to help with some of that it's called rest and focus on the game. Maybe he's not doing enough of either now that he has a new love interest and it bring me back to 2020 when he was hanging out with / bench pressing Adriana Lima and couldn't stay heathy.
Hoping for good news from Stanton as the Yankees continue to push towards an AL East title....and maybe even a championship at the end of the season.
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