The secret to Giancarlo Stanton’s success in October is knowing how to tune out the criticism

CLEVELAND — As part of his annual address to his players at the start of spring training, Aaron Boone reminds them of all the “noise” that comes with playing for the Yankees.

If you want to hear how good you are, you can find it. If you want to hear how bad you are, you can find that, too.

But if you want to tune it all out and build a cone around you so you can focus on what matters and set yourself up for a better chance of success, you can study Giancarlo Stanton.

That is not to say the approach guarantees success, as Stanton would be the first to tell you. His tenure in pinstripes has been far from smooth sailing, whether because of injuries, underperformance or often a combination of both.