Giancarlo Stanton is the exception to philosophy that carried Yankees

MINNEAPOLIS — The reactions when the Yankees signed Brett Gardner and DJ LeMahieu and traded for Edwin Encarnacion were quite similar. “Why?” Or: “Where is (fill-in-the-blank) going to play and/or get at-bats?” It emphasizes a shift in Yankee philosophy that has served them well, from overpay to overstock. The only significant contract the Yankees have…