This is honestly crazy talk. Yankees are trying to win a WS the next couple of years and as bad as stanton's general WAR and impact in the regular season might've been in recent years, he's still one of the most feared hitters to have to face in the postseason. The guy always shows up, again career .994 OPS, not sure how many times it needs repeating. Yankees have the guys to carry them through the regular season.
Yankees and their fans want his bat in October. If they didn't have Stanton this past postseason, they are likely out again KCR.
There are several other players NYY would try to jettison before Stanton to free up some space and who are worse and more negative in value. DJ Lemehieu @ 15M is totally washed and all dead money. Marcus Stroman too. Anthony Rizzo etc.
For Stanton's money you can get someone who is good in the regular season and postseason and isn't clogging up DH only spot.
No one is arguing that G is great in the postseason but you can't pay someone that kind of money who is injured all the time and bats like league average over the past 3 seasons.
He's 35 and he's very much likely not getting healthier or better overall. Yes, when he's on a heater he's a bat that should be feared but smart money is not on that happening more often than not over the next few years.
Think of it this way, you could probably take that money and trade for and sign Vladdy Jr. to long term extension (if he agreed to it and fully walks back all the no yankees stuff). Or think of someone similar to that. You could sign a Bregman type player and have money left over. These players are undoubtedly better and more valuable than G at this stage in the game. It's lunacy to think spending this kind of money on Stanton makes any sense.
