Giancarlo Stanton Earning His $325M in Saving Judge-Less Yankees

Giancarlo Stanton donned a New York Yankees uniform as the reigning National League MVP but also a potential payroll albatross.

As he enters the stretch run of his first campaign in pinstripes, Stanton is playing the role of season-saving superstar and earning every penny New York is paying him.

With his doppelganger and co-slugger Aaron Judge on the shelf and New York's postseason hopes suddenly in flux, Stanton has hoisted the Yanks onto his ample shoulders.

Judge went down July 26 with a fractured wrist. In August, Stanton owns a 1.051 OPS with eight home runs and 18 RBI.

Here's a home run he launched Aug. 9 against the Texas Rangers that reached the bleachers at Yankee Stadium (at 121.7…