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MLB: 2017 Dream Home Run Derby Lineup

By Jim Turvey

May 9, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
May 9, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 28, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) connects for a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports. MLB.
May 28, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (27) connects for a solo home run in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports. MLB. /

Giancarlo Stanton vs. Aaron Judge

Why not come out of the gate guns a-blazing in the most star-studded matchup possible. All-Star Weekend will be taking place in Miami this season, making Stanton the massive crowd favorite. The Mighty Giancarlo Stanton is a crowd pleaser just about everywhere, but in Miami his popularity is unmatched, maybe in team history.

Stanton is the reigning champ, and he appears to be heating up in real life, with four homers in his past nine games, and his slugging percentage is up to a robust .570.

If there’s one man who could challenge Stanton in both popularity and physical presence, it is Aaron Judge, a leviathan who has drawn innumerable comparisons to TMGS in his brief career. The Judge phenomenon in 2017 is on par with or greater than any sports sensation since Linsanity, and Judge appears to have some serious staying power. After a seemingly unsustainable April in which he hit 10 homers with a .303 batting average, Judge came out and hit seven homers with a .347 batting average in May. It’s only been four games in June, and Judge has already popped another long ball, his league-leading 18th of the season.

Since the seedings are done by total home runs for the season, it might be tricky to get Judge (18) matching up with Stanton (tied for tenth with 15 homers) in the first round, but we’re in the land of fantasy anyway, so why not lean all the way in?

This matchup might just break the baseball internet.

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