After an active offseason, the 2020 season is championship or bust for the New York Yankees. That places a lot of pressure on these three players.
For a team like the New York Yankees, It doesn’t matter what your status is around the league. Players are expected to perform and deliver in the game’s toughest moments, and if you don’t, the fans will make sure that you’re aware of their displeasure.
It’s precisely why some of the games biggest stars fizzle in the Bronx, only to be reborn elsewhere. Players like Randy Johnson, Kevin Brown, and Kenny Rogers to name a few.
So today, we’re going to look at three players who the Yankees and their fans expect big things from in 2020. If they can’t live up to the hype, they face less playing time, being traded, and/or, more likely for this next player, experiencing the full wrath of impatient Yankee fans.
Giancarlo Stanton
New York Yankees fans were ecstatic when it was announced that the team had traded for slugger Giancarlo Stanton prior to the 2018 MLB season. He had just come off of an MVP season in which he led the league with 57 home runs, 132 RBI, and a .631 SLG.
In 2018, Stanton didn’t quite play up to 2017 standards. He did, however, lead the Yankees to 100 wins and a second consecutive postseason appearance.
That, of course, means very little to Yankees fans, and when he only managed to appear in 18 games last season, the Yankee faithful began to become impatient.
Entering the 2020 season, the Bronx expects big things from Stanton. I for one believe he’s poised to have a monster season. For his sake, he better or became the most despised member of the team.