In the ’17-’18 off-season, the Yankees acquired Miami Marlins right fielder, the reigning NL MVP, Giancarlo Stanton. They already had a 50+ HR hitting right fielder in 2017 AL ROTY Aaron Judge, yet they felt that talent as special as Stanton’s was too great to pass up on. Looking back, it can be debated if the Yankees should or shouldn’t have made that trade, but that is for another time.
Granted, Stanton (whose currently on the 10-day IL) is an elite player, but the Yankees now have a player who whether they like it or not, will likely be with their organization for nearly the next decade, and the Yankees already have their franchise right fielder who many say is currently the ‘face of baseball’.