New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has looked more like former Yankees reliever Mike Stanton at the plate than he has the reigning National League MVP thus far in 2018. But he’s not the first high-profile addition to get off to a slow start in the Bronx. Alex Rodriguez did too.
Like Stanton, A-Rod was acquired via a salary dump by his former team. The Yankees sent second baseman Alfonso Soriano and infield prospect Joaquin Arias to Texas in exchange for Rodriguez.
That’s eerily similar to the price the Yankees paid to acquire Stanton: second baseman Starlin Castro, infield prospect Jose Devers and pitching prospect Jose Guzman.