Re: MLB 17 Trade Discussion Thread
Honestly just don't agree at all with your assessment. Mid season trades are for the here and now, a Stanton trade would be about the next decade of your franchise. That's why no one was trying to make a deal for him, not that they don't think he's even worth his contract.
It's a trade that only happens in the offseason and I imagine we'll see a lot of talk of it in a few months. There are plenty of teams who'd be very tempted by Stanton, even with that contract as he's a genuine star and still young, he's far from being a Miggy/Pujols type deal. Trading for him is a long term move, you'd have to be planning to build your franchise around him to make that trade and you just don't do that sort of thing in a hurry in the middle of a season.
Honestly think you'd be looking at a genuine prospect haul for him, even with the contract. Can't think of many similar deals in the past to compare it to except possibly the A-Rod to Yankees trade (where the Rangers did agree to pay some of the contract, but they got Alfonso Soriano back, who was a genuine superstar in his own right)
There's absolutely truth to that, although Harper clearing vs Stanton clearing is very different. Harper plays in a contender so they absolutely wouldn't trade him right now and doesn't have an albatross contract. In Stanton's case though, the contract carries such risk that I firmly believe that's why he cleared waivers. He's on a non contender and they're talking through trades with other teams. He's pretty clearly available, plus the Marlins have a history of dumping their good players for cash, so I don't think teams would see it as a waste of time to claim him if they were willing to take on the salary on the off chance they just wanted to rid themselves of the money or were willing to accept an inferior prospect package. If a team was willing to pay that and wanted Stanton, they would him claimed him and hoped to work out a trade or have him dumped on them. FWIW, SB Nation's Grant Brisbee agreed with that outlook in his most recent Stanton article:
Don't know how to link here but he says it in the first paragraph. Obviously his word isn't the end all be all, but just showing that that view is shared by some pretty knowledgeable baseball people.
Again, with regards to a trade, it's important to know how his salary is dealt with. I can't check because I don't have my system with me, so if someone could post a year by year breakdown that would make this much easier. If anyone could that would be greatly appreciated!
Don't know how to link here but he says it in the first paragraph. Obviously his word isn't the end all be all, but just showing that that view is shared by some pretty knowledgeable baseball people.
Again, with regards to a trade, it's important to know how his salary is dealt with. I can't check because I don't have my system with me, so if someone could post a year by year breakdown that would make this much easier. If anyone could that would be greatly appreciated!
It's a trade that only happens in the offseason and I imagine we'll see a lot of talk of it in a few months. There are plenty of teams who'd be very tempted by Stanton, even with that contract as he's a genuine star and still young, he's far from being a Miggy/Pujols type deal. Trading for him is a long term move, you'd have to be planning to build your franchise around him to make that trade and you just don't do that sort of thing in a hurry in the middle of a season.
Honestly think you'd be looking at a genuine prospect haul for him, even with the contract. Can't think of many similar deals in the past to compare it to except possibly the A-Rod to Yankees trade (where the Rangers did agree to pay some of the contract, but they got Alfonso Soriano back, who was a genuine superstar in his own right)
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