He's making more than a fourth of their total payroll for a 5th place team. His $157 million remaining cover his 34-40 seasons. Aging 1B have a notoriously poor track record of performance.
And stop pretending that swallowing $157 million doesn't come with an opportunity cost. Because Sandoval's contract was on the roster that directly impacted our ability to pursue Encarncion or other impact free agents.
Stanton's trade value is almost impossible to figure out right now. Probably the riskiest contract in the game. He's been injured every year since he signed that extension.
Soxprospects.com is not made up of professional scouts, so when you mention that soxprospects.com thinks Lin has an average arm, you should really say YankeesRTaintLickers or MikeAndrewsBAUS at soxprospects.com thinks that Lin has an OK arm at SS.