58 & 59.
Do not think his contract is under water. And do not think the Marlins will be looking to kick in anything to move him this off-season.
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58 & 59.
Do not think his contract is under water. And do not think the Marlins will be looking to kick in anything to move him this off-season.
The Marlins need to trade him sooner or later. There is no way to rebuild on less they trade Yelich and Ozuna. Hopefully he breaks the record.
The 14.5 million they are paying him this year is a steal. The 128 million he is owed from age 34 to 38 is probably going to be underwater. I think the marlins can trade him without kicking any money in but I wouldn't expect a great return.
If the Marlin would take neck and Kemp I would throw in Allard. I think the Braves can spare a LH pitcher.
Beast
Can't trade Gohara...
I see Stanton as this generations Reggie Jackson. Reggie stayed at an all-star level through his age 35 season. I see Stanton being able to do the same thing and then tailing off in his late 30's like so many do. If Stanton were to follow the same path then you get amazing production for all but two years of his contract. That's assuming he doesn't opt out. If the Marlins would take salary relief over a horde of prospects I would do the deal if I was in my contention window.
Health is one thing that nobody can predict. His groin injury last year is the only I would consider an injury prone player to have but can happen to anybody. Like the Heyward injury prone talk of years past I don't buy missing time due to getting hit in the face and whatnot being indicative of a player missing time in the future. Things like that happenand it's unfortunate.
As far as being inconsistent goes. I'm going to go ahead and call 2016 something we should't expect going forward.
WRC+ by year
2011: 141
2012: 158
2013: 137
2014: 161
2015: 155
2016: 119
2017: 158
In the game of baseball that seems fairly consistent to me.
If the Braves are really going to be a 150 to 175 million payroll team I think the FO should try to get him even though the last few years of contract may not be so good. Stanton and Freddie in the middle of the order for the next few years would be exciting. Imagine how may homers Stanton would hit with Kemp protecting him
The thing that has always impressed me about Stanton is that for a power hitter with a big swing, he seems able to make adjustments depending upon the game situation and the count. His power stats may decline over time, but I don't think his OBP will. A decline in power would certainly erode his value, but I don't think he'd be -- using MFII's term -- an SVOD.