Giancarlo/Mike Stanton's Slump

Professional baseball players that sign outrageous contracts will have their on field activities reviewed on a daily basis.  The games are on TV and the fans at the ball park have some serious expectations when the face of the franchise steps up to the plate or its is pitching.

Saturday Night: Exhibit 1.  The Miami Marlins are playing the 1st place Washington Nationals at home. Giancarlo Stanton is 0-18 and he has struck out 15 times during this latest period of futility.  My untrained eyes see a slugger that is swinging at an awful lot of bad pitches.  GS seems to be a sucker for outside pitches that are not even close to the plate.

Jose Fernandez, Saturday's starter batting average was around .270, Stanton's batting average is .216. Stanton is the club's clean up hitter and his 11 home runs are dwarfed by his 55 strike outs in 140 at bats.

Obviously, if the Marlins are going to make any noise in the NL East the slump will need to end and be replaced my timely hitting and some dingers.

Meanwhile, Jose Fernandez continues to win at home in spite of limited offensive help.  Fernandez is 21-1 when pitching at home with a sparkling era under 2.00.

The Marlins won on Saturday 3-2.







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