I️ feel bad for any NL team that gets Stanton and he doesn’t opt out.
I️ feel bad for any NL team that gets Stanton and he doesn’t opt out.
The Marlins are reportedly willing to keep part of his contract: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/...s-tuesday.html
"Miami is said to be open to hanging on to some of Stanton’s contract. Additionally, the team is focused on achieving value rather than on getting young pitching, specifically."
If I were the Marlins, I would agree to eat a portion of the post opt out contract, banking on the fact that Stanton is likely to opt out. Stanton carries significant surplus value if teams are protected from the danger that he does NOT opt out.
In exchange, I would demand at least 1 cheap MLB OFer to replace Stanton, and 1 cheap MLB-ready (or nearly ready) SP.
I think the Marlins are going to go full rebuild. In which case it would be smart to take on some of the risk of Stanton not opting out to increase the return. If they are doing a full rebuild they would also be smart to focus on value rather than pitching or proximity to the majors.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
Kinda scary to think about how fast they could turn things around if they did...
1.) Stanton nets them Verdugo, Yadier Alvarez, and Gavin Lux.
2.) Yelich nets them Moniak, Sixto Sanchez, and Adam Haseley.
3.) Ozuna nets them Alex Reyes and Harrison Bader.
4.) Realmuto nets them Ronald Guzman and Yohander Mendez.
5.) Bour nets them Nick Neidert and Povse.
6.) Gordon nets them Thomas Szapucki and Thomas Nido.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
Financially, the Marlins need to move the contract. I don't think they have the flexibility now and probably won't later to have a lot of dead money.
It's an interesting call whether they want prospects or agree to eat contract liability. I think they might be better off having the clean payroll.
The first order of business definitely has to be shedding Stanton’s contract and trading Ozuna for legit pieces.
Has there EVER been a statement and question a certain someone should absolutely never have made and asked publicly more than...
Kinda pathetic to see yourself as a message board knight in shining armor. How impotent does someone have to be in real life to resort to playing hero on a message board?
It is interesting to note the Marlins will be signing a new TV contract almost exactly when Stanton is due to opt out/in. They will almost certainly be able to pay ~$10M per year after Stanton's opt out, especially if doing so gets them a premium package now. Take away the risk associated with Stanton opting in, and suddenly he has $50M-$75M in surplus value over the next 3 years.
That's exactly how I would play it if I were the Marlins. Something like Alex Reyes plus Grichuk/Piscotty (maybe both) from the Cards.
Having the Cards involved is strange to me. They've never been one to get stuck with a bad contract. They either trade a guy away towards the end of his arbitration or let the Pujols and Heywards of the world walk and be someone else's problem. Eventually this will be an overpay for whoever does get him.
Stanton's contract is only bad if he doesn't opt out. If he opts in, and Miami has agreed to pay a chunk of the post opt out salary, it still isn't a bad contract.
There are several smart ways a team could acquire Stanton. I wish the Braves were in the position to potentially be that smart team.
It would be a lot more interesting than waiting on a Peter Moylan signing.
If Stanton produces in 2018-2020 as he is projected to in this article:
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-...iring-stanton/
He will be projected to produce $258M in value in his age 31-37 seasons. In that case, he will opt out and be looking for something along the lines of $250M-$300M over 7-8 years, especially if he is on a team that isn't contending or he doesn't like for some other reason.