TAMPA — Eventually the darts loaded with criticism fired from players toward baseball’s commissioner Rob Manfred over the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal will subside.
However, the barrage continued Wednesday when a day after Aaron Judge strongly criticized Manfred for not punishing the players involved, Giancarlo Stanton did the same.
“I don’t think the punishments were harsh enough player wise,” Stanton said before the second full-squad workout was held at Steinbrenner Field. “At the end of the day it gives more incentive to (cheat).”
Stanton wasn’t with the Yankees in 2017 when the Astros beat them in Game 7 of the ALCS and followed that by copping a World Series title by beating the Dodgers.
Still, he had a problem with the way the Astros’ players reacted when the results of MLB’s investigation were announced.
“I think they did a very poor job of bringing their side to it. They didn’t have a problem being in front of the cameras and enjoying all the lights when they were doing it in ’17,” Stanton said. “Now they have to explain themselves and point fingers and own up to it.”
Like Judge, Stanton said the Astros should be stripped of their 2017 World Series title.
“They did their investigation and it was clear cut that they cheated that year which means it should be taken away,” Stanton said. “If you cheat in another way (failing a drug test) you can’t even be in the playoffs.”
When asked to comment on Astros owner Jim Crane saying he didn’t know how much of an advantage the sign-stealing operation provided his club Stanton said, “He should.”
Then Stanton followed with, “If I knew what was coming in ’17 I probably would have hit 80 home runs.” Stanton hit 59 homers, drove in 132 runs and posted a OPS of 1.007 in 2017 and was named the NL MVP with the Marlins.
Prior to answering questions about the Astros, Stanton talked about his offseason that was dominated by rehabbing a right quad injury that led to him appearing in just 18 regular-season games.
“I had two days off after the season,” said Stanton, who went on the IL for a second time in late June with a sprained right knee and returned on Sept. 18. He was also on the shelf in early April with a strained left biceps. He returned on June 18 and landed back on the IL eight days later. “I had a full offseason. I did everything I needed to do.”
What Stanton needs to do for the Yankees this coming season is stay off the IL and at least deliver the 34 homers and 100 RBIs he did in 2018, his first season with the club.
“No limitations, just be smart with the workload,” said Stanton who explained DH or left field was fine for him. “Whatever works best for the team.”
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2020-02-19 14:19:00Z
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