| 5/18/2013 6:50:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) could start jogging next week. SOURCE: Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post | Insight: Stanton is dealing with a Grade 2 strain of his hamstring and is without a timetable. Marcell Ozuna started off hitting .419 with five doubles and five RBI after coming up from Double-A, but he is 5-for-30 (.167) over his last eight games. | | |
| 5/10/2013 9:11:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) is still "a ways off" from returning to action, manager Mike Redmond said. SOURCE: Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post | Insight: Stanton is dealing with a Grade 2 strain of his hamstring and is without a timetable. Marcell Ozuna is hitting .371 with five doubles, a homer and five RBI as Stanton's replacement since coming up from Double-A. | | |
| 4/30/2013 4:53:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has a Grade 2 strained right hamstring, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. | Insight: Stanton hurt his hamstring running to first base Monday night against the Mets and already has been placed on the DL. He'll likely need to miss more than the minimum DL time. | | |
| 4/30/2013 11:13:00 AM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton exited Monday's game with a right hamstring injury and has already been placed on the 15-day disabled list. | Insight: Stanton grabbed his right hamstring and fell to the ground after attempting to beat out a groundball at first base in the 10th inning, adding an injury to the insult of going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and a GIDP. This injury could take a while to heal. | | |
| 4/29/2013 11:10:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton exited Monday's game with a right hamstring injury. | Insight: Stanton grabbed his right hamstring and fell to the ground after attempting to beat out a groundball at first base in the 10th inning, adding an injury to the insult of going 0-for-5 with two strikeouts and a GIDP. | | |
| 4/28/2013 8:25:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton went deep twice Sunday against the Cubs and drove in four runs as part of a 3-for-3 day. | Insight: Stanton finally hit his first homer of the season Saturday after going 17 games without one. Remember, Stanton only hit one homer last April and two homers in April 2011, but he has 21 homers combined over the last two Mays. | | |
| 4/27/2013 10:22:00 PM |
Description: It took 18 games but Giancarlo Stanton is finally in the home run column. | Insight: The Miami outfielder corked a solo shot in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Cubs. His average is barely above .200 but this is definitely progress. | | |
| 4/23/2013 12:12:00 PM |
Description: Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is a career .471 hitter (8-for-17) with a pair of home runs and a 1.432 OPS against Minesota starter Mike Pelfrey. | Insight: Stanton missed a week because of a shoulder injury and is 4-for-18 since his return, but has yet to hit a home run and is struggling just to put the bat on the ball. Despite the favorable matchup, Stanton (.188) is a tough start as pitchers have already learned to pitch around him due to the weak surrounding cast. | | |
| Cold | 4/18/2013 4:05:00 PM |
Description: Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is indeed in the starting lineup for Thursday night's game against the Reds. | Insight: He missed a week because of a shoulder injury but managed to stay off the DL. To the amazement of everyone in the fantasy community, Stanton has failed to drive in a run in any of his 30 at bats this season. | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:10:00 PM |
Description: Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton (shoulder) should be ready to return to the starting lineup Thursday against the Reds. SOURCE: Joe Frisaro, MLB.com | Insight: Stanton hasn't played since last Wednesday and he'll miss his sixth straight game tonight. He's been struggling at the plate, batting just .167 with 12 strikeouts in 30 at-bats as he adjusts to pitchers not throwing him anything even remotely good to hit. | | |
| 4/16/2013 2:40:00 PM |
Description: Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who has been diagnosed with a left shoulder contusion, will miss Tuesday's game, his fifth in a row. | Insight: Stanton hasn't played since last Wednesday. He's been struggling at the plate, batting just .167 with 12 strikeouts in 30 at-bats as he adjusts to pitchers not throwing him anything even remotely good to hit. | | |
| 4/15/2013 3:38:00 PM |
Description: Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who has been diagnosed with a left shoulder contusion, will miss Monday's game. | Insight: Stanton hasn't played since Wednesday. He's been struggling at the plate, batting just .167 with 12 strikeouts in 30 at-bats as he adjusts to pitchers not throwing him anything good to hit. | | |
| 4/13/2013 3:28:00 PM |
Description: Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton has been diagnosed with a left shoulder contusion. SOURCE: Joe Capozzi, The Palm Beach Post | Insight: At least it isn't something more serious and the Marlins are listing Stanton as day-to-day. It's doubtful we see Stanton in the lineup this weekend but it wouldn't be surprising if he came back for Miami's series versus Washington later in the week. | | |
| Cold | 4/12/2013 10:56:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton (sore shoulder) already has been ruled out for Saturday's game. | Insight: He missed Friday's game too. Stanton has struggled through the first nine games batting .167 with 12 strikouts and zero home runs, but this is nothing new. He hit .235 with two home runs and 23 strikeouts in April 2011 and .247 with one home run and 20 strikeouts in April 2012, but he has hit 21 home runs combined in the last two Mays. | | |
| Cold | 4/12/2013 6:51:00 PM |
Description: A sore left shoulder will keep Miami outfielder Giancarlo Stanton out of Friday's lineup, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. | Insight: Stanton has struggled through the first nine games batting .167 with 12 strikouts and zero home runs, but this is nothing new. He hit .235 with two home runs and 23 strikeouts in April 2011 and .247 with one home run and 20 strikeouts in April 2012, but he has hit 21 home runs combined in the last two Mays. | | |
| 4/12/2013 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Miami outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is 5-for-11 (.455) with four extra base hits versus Phillies starter John Lannan. | Insight: Without any protection in the Marlins' lineup, Stanton has struggled through the first nine games batting .167 with 12 strikouts and zero home runs. Until teams are forced to pitch to him it doesn't matter whether the matchup is favorable or not - he can't be started. | | |
| 4/1/2013 10:04:00 AM |
Description: Miami outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has had a decent amount of success against Washington Nationals' ace Stephen Strasburg, going 5-for-13 (.385) with four extra base hits, including one homer, and a 1.275 OPS. | Insight: This will be an early test as to how much opposing pitchers will actually pitch to Stanton given the weak lineup that surrounds him. If Strasburg pitches around him and wins, expect everyone else to follow suit. | | |
| 2/21/2013 3:37:00 PM |
Description: Miami right fielder Giancarlo Stanton returned to batting practice Thursday and said he felt fine. SOURCE: Palm Beach Post | Insight: Stanton got hit in the head at BP on Wednesday but it looks like he's good to go. If he can stay healthy, 2013 might be the season Stanton (.290, 37 HR, 86 RBI last season) finally belts 40 homers. | | |
| 2/20/2013 4:24:00 PM |
Description: Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was hit in the back of his head at the top of his neck during a simulated game on Wednesday. SOURCE: Palm Beach Post | Insight: Stanton was hit by a fastball from top prospect Jose Fernandez, who can get the ball to the mid- to upper-90s. Stanton said he did not expect to miss any time. "I wasn't dizzy or nothing. I saw a little grayness, fuzziness on the outside of my eyes. But it's subsiding now," Stanton said. | | |
| 1/6/2013 10:50:00 AM |
Description: If rumors that Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is headed to San Diego are true, his fantasy value could take a big hit. | Insight: Playing in cavernous Petco Park is great for pitchers, but takes a toll on hitters, even ones with as much power as Stanton. The 23-year-old Stanton hit .290 with 37 homers, 86 RBI and a league-leading .608 slugging percentage in 123 games last season and has 93 homers in 373 career games. | | |
