Originally Posted by
Enscheff
2019 29 New York Yankees $26,000,000 8.118
2020 30 New York Yankees $26,000,000 May opt out of contract following 2020 season
2021 31 New York Yankees $29,000,000 Miami Marlins to pay $30m to New York Yankees if Stanton does not opt out following 2020 season.
2022 32 New York Yankees $29,000,000
2023 33 New York Yankees $32,000,000
2024 34 New York Yankees $32,000,000
2025 35 New York Yankees $32,000,000
2026 36 New York Yankees $29,000,000
2027 37 New York Yankees $25,000,000
2028 38 New York Yankees *$25,000,000 $25M Team Option, $10M Buyout.
So the Yankees owe Stanton 2/52 through age 30, or 9/240 through age 37 (assuming the 2028 option is not picked up). I find it highly unlikely Stanton walks away from 7/218 by opting out after his age 30 season.
He is probably projected to produce the following WAR values over the next 9 seasons: 4.0, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, 1.5, 1.0, 0.5 = 22 total, maybe a little less.
Considering the $/WAR value will be $11M+ by the early 2020s, the current Stanton contract represents almost exactly 0 surplus value...which is why the Marlins had to include $30M to make the trade happen.
In short, Stanton could probably be had for almost nothing if the new team takes on all of what the Yankees owe. I don't think it even resembles a viable option for the Braves.