3 salty Giancarlo Stanton quotes about Marlins
Normally, when star athletes get dealt, they're usually complimentary of their previous team or they hide how they feel if the trade was done under contentious circumstances.
That's not true for new Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton.
He started his Monday with an Instagram post in which he talked about trying to "be as professional as possible during the unprofessional, circus times" in Miami.
Then, he delivered some serious salty quotes at his press conference:
1.
On Marlins fans:
"They're hurting, they're going to go through some more tough years. I would advise them not to give up, just keep hope. Maybe watch from afar if you're going to watch."
2.
"We spoke about the direction of the team," Stanton told reporters. "I wanted us to go forward and advance with the pitching staff. I thought our lineup was legit and we needed help with our pitchers, to add and not subtract. The way they wanted to go was subtract.
"It's almost a guaranteed losing season to take away from that lineup."
3.
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