Giancarlo Stanton is renowned for taking extensive trips over the world in his offseason, and this winter, he might cross off another foreign nation from his list.

However, the Yankees slugger will also be stopping into the lab, a less glamorous location.

After a season in which he batted a career-low.191 with 24 home runs and a career-low.695 OPS, Stanton is about to go on an important offseason where he will attempt to make the required changes to become an impact hitter once more.

On the last day of the regular season, Stanton declared, “There’ll be a lot of changes.” “I don’t have much else to sаy about how horrible the year has been; I’ve already discussed it. However, during the off-season, there will be a lot in the lab.

When asked for specifics, Stanton replied, “Everything will be looked at.” He believed that “small [tweaks], but the right ones,” would suffice instead of a comprehensive redesign.

He said, “It’s a lot of film, a lot of thought process in it.” “How did I think about a lot of the movie and how do they compare to previous years, other good times, difficult times, etc.? Get a solid strategy for the upcoming year.

Few players can match the 33-year-old’s Statcast lightening speed; this season, he had the eighth-highest average exit velocity (93.3 mph) among major league players. But far too frequently, Stanton was failing to make contact or convert those hard-Һit balls into useful outcomes.

It was particularly apparent because he typically filled the cleanup position in a lineup that struggled all around him. Stanton has a no-trade clause, so the Yankees need him to perform at least somewhat like his previous self, but they also owe him $98 million over the next four years.

It’s been a disappointing one for G, obviously, according to manager Aaron Boone. We still need him to be in the middle of our lineup, and I firmly think he can be that player. He will be among those people that need to have a very robust winter. I’ve previously discussed that with him and have some ideas. However, I firmly think that he possesses the necessary qualities to be the impact he needs to be. He is, in my opinion, intensely focused on making sure he is the man we need him to be the following year. He believes and knows this.

His history of lower-body strains, or perhaps his defense against more of them, appeared to take a tоll on his legs, as evidenced by the way he appeared on the bases. His average sprint speed of 24.4 feet per second was the sixth-lowest in the majors (minimum 100 opportunities), and he frequently appeared to be straining to run. His lumbering pace occasionally hindered the Yankees.

Boone stated that, while neither party provided details, he and Stanton had discussed making physical adjustments to remedy that.

“He has a lot to sаy about that, and he seems to be focused and in the right frame of mind,” Boone remarked.

During spring training, there were discussions of Aaron Judge filling in occasionally at left field at Yankee Stadium. This was done to allow Stanton to play right field and free up the DH position. It never materialized, of course, because Harrison Bader was already hurt by Opening Day, so Judge merely started playing center field more frequently.

In his first ten games, Stanton did start five of them in right field, and he had a strong start at bat. However, he spent six weeks on the injured list starting April 16 due to a hamstring problem.

Judge did, however, raise an intriguing point when he expressed his belief that Stanton still had better days ahead of him.

Judge stated on Sunday, “I think the biggest thing is if we give him a chance to stay in the outfield a little bit longer and keep him moving.” I’ve been DHing a bit lately, so you know how difficult it is to switch from sitting on the bench to hitting. When you’re on defense, you’re lot more involved in the game. Therefore, I believe that if we can find a method to keep him moving and mix him in the outfield a little bit more, it will benefit him.