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Astros’ George Springer: Our team ‘just as good’ as Yankees with Giancarlo Stanton

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In acquiring reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton in a blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins last week, the Yankees are now in prime position to contend for a championship next season. In fact, some sports books in Las Vegas already have New York listed as favorites to win the Fall Classic in 2018.

But the 2017 World Series MVP isn’t counting out his own team’s chances of defending their title — even with a formiddable slugger like Stanton joining the American League.

“I think that [the Yankees] understand who they have in their organization, and they wanted to add a piece,” Houston Astros’ outfielder George Springer said of Stanton on CBS Sports Radio’s The D.