Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has made a name for himself in Major League Baseball in a very short period of time. The Marlins called Stanton up in June 2010 and he has taken his excitement of being promoted to The Major Leagues out on many innocent baseballs. So far in his brief career, Stanton has 85 career home runs, but it is the manner in which he hits them.
Stanton’s homers should have an in-flight movie and a cocktail served because they are extremely long flights.
Stanton suffered a knee injury several days before The All-Star Game this season which prevented him from putting on a display at The Home Run Derby with the eyes of the nation watching, but he is making up for it now. Since returning from the disabled list on August 7, Stanton has gone yard 10 times including two multi-homer games. On August 17, Stanton hit a 494 foot home run against The Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver that traveled further than John Elway’s Koosh Vortex football. This past weekend against The Los Angeles Dodgers, Stanton homered in each contest against with one baseball landing near my Beverly Hills office.
Earlier in the year against The Rockies, Stanton hit a 462 grand slam off of former Rockies pitcher Jamie Moyer that damaged the scoreboard at Marlins Park in Miami. This barrage that Stanton has been on has earned him National League Player of The Week honors, but the sky is the limit for this 22-year old native Californian.
At 6’5″, 245 lbs., Stanton could be a wide receiver for The Miami Dolphins, but instead he is delivering the punishment on baseballs.
With The Marlins trading infielder Hanley Ramirez to The Dodgers, Stanton is the undisputed power source for this lineup. Marlins general manager Michael Hill will more than likely lock Stanton up to a long-term deal soon that will keep Stanton in South Florida until at least 2020. Through 349 games in his career, Stanton’s 85 homers are already tenth on the franchise’s all-time home run list.
With shortstop Jose Reyes hitting in front of Stanton that should allow him to see more fastballs when he is at-bat as Reyes’ batting average is slowly creeping up to the .300 mark. Reyes along with center fielder Emilio Bonafacio have combined to steal 59 bases this season in front of Stanton as they all feed of each other.
With 29 home runs so far this season, Stanton has an outside shot of breaking Gary Sheffield’s single-season Marlins home run record of 42 which was set in 1996. Stanton’s 34 homers that he hit last season tied Miguel Cabrera for second place in single-season home runs by a Marlin. Former Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla holds the franchise record for career home runs with 154 and at this rate Stanton could shatter that record by the end of next season along with some more scoreboards. You know that Stanton will not finish his career as a Marlin as that goes against the laws of the galaxy as that would involve the franchise spending money and becoming dedicated to winning. Stanton will undoubtedly be auditioning for another team in the future, but in the meantime he will continue to add to his growing status as a folk legend for The Marlins.
Source: Baseball-Reference.com
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