{"id":29978,"date":"2025-03-02T09:16:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29978"},"modified":"2025-03-02T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:16:30","slug":"big-target-yankees-reportedly-eyeing-six-time-all-star-slugger-amid-stanton-injury-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29978","title":{"rendered":"BIG TARGET: Yankees Reportedly Eyeing Six-Time All-Star Slugger Amid Stanton Injury Concerns!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<div class=\"tpd-social-container\">\n<div class=\"social-share-dropdown\">\n<p class=\"social-share\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Giancarlo-Stanton-24629878.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 33.3vw, (max-width: 768px) 428px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Giancarlo-Stanton-24629878.jpg 430w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Giancarlo-Stanton-24629878.jpg 788w\" alt=\"Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u2019\u00a0lineup continues to take hits. With\u00a0Juan Soto\u00a0bolting to the\u00a0New York Mets\u00a0after one season in the Bronx, the Yankees could be without another top slugger for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-incontent-ad-container advertisement-label hasDskAd hasMobAd special\">\n<div id=\"dsk-box-ad-c\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"tpd-fallback-tag-dsk-box-ad-c\">\n<div id=\"headlines_plus_widget_3\" class=\"headlines_plus_widget\" data-data-model=\"sports\" data-similarity-top-k=\"3\" data-internal-articles=\"2\" data-view-style=\"view-grid\" data-widget-title=\"Explore More\" data-logo=\"long\" data-search-algorithm=\"most_recent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Giancarlo Stanton\u00a0\u2014 who hit 27 home runs last season \u2014 is currently shut down as he\u2019s dealing with tennis elbow in both elbows. It\u2019s just the latest in a litany of injuries the five-time All-Star has dealt with in recent years. Over the last three seasons, he hasn\u2019t played in more than 114 games.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, Stanton is currently not in camp due to a personal issue, and it\u2019s not known when he will return.<\/p>\n<p>With the probability rising that Stanton won\u2019t be ready for Opening Day and that an injured list stint could be on the horizon, the Yankees have reached out to a six-time All-Star currently without a team.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-mlb-insider-new-york-yankees-touched-base-with-free-agent-slugger-j-d-martinez\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB insider: New York Yankees touched base with free-agent slugger J.D. Martinez<\/h2>\n<p>New York Post\u2019s Jon Heyman reports\u00a0the Yankees have had \u201csome contact with\u201d\u00a0J.D. Martinez\u2019s\u00a0representatives amid Stanton\u2019s latest injury.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran is currently unsigned after spending 2024 with the\u00a0New York Mets, where he hit 16 home runs while posting a .725 OPS and 106 OPS+.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense for the Yankees to check in on Martinez, who is just two years removed from an All-Star berth. He\u2019s a right-handed hitter who still has some pop left in his bat and could adequately fill in for Stanton while he is out. However, he is a designated hitter only at this point in his career and would not play the field.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez \u2014 who made $12 million last year \u2014 also wouldn\u2019t cost much to sign as New York\u2019s estimated luxury tax payroll sits at $305.1 million for 2025, according to\u00a0FanGraphs. That\u2019s $4 million above the highest tax threshold, meaning the Yankees will be taxed 110% for every dollar overage.<\/p>\n<p>Over 14 seasons, Martinez has put up impressive numbers, cranking out 331 home runs while posting an .863 OPS and 131 OPS+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The\u00a0New York Yankees\u2019\u00a0lineup continues to take hits. 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