It may have been imprudent to say it out loud, but Yankees GM Brian Cashman hardly was incorrect when he painted Giancarlo Stanton as an injury-prone player who endured a terrible 2023 season.
The Yankees’ frustration with Stanton never has been clearer after the former MVP missed more than 60 games with his latest ailments and batted a career-worst .191 with a measly .695 OPS in 101 appearances as part of an 82-80 team-wide Bronx disaster.
The 33-year-old Stanton wouldn’t be easy to move anyway, with four guaranteed years remaining on the 13-year, $325 million deal he signed with the Marlins in 2014.
His albatross deal also includes a full no-trade provision, but even if it didn’t, he’d be able to refuse any trade because he has 10-5 rights — at least 10 years of major league service time including at least five with his current team.



