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Originally Posted by Jive Ass
The more I think about it the more I realize that there is an essential trade that needs to be made:
So, we could offer up Shields, Moose, Colon and Crow plus a few farm pieces (since we have the best farm in the league) for Stanton.
Discuss.
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Baltimore Orioles fans think this is a good trade, probably. But it's far off the mark in what it would take to get Stanton.
Why does Miami - a team that's going nowhere this season - want James Shields?
Why does Miami a middling reliever who's about to hit arbitration and become expensive?
Moustakas and Colon maybe have some value to the Marlins, but as throw in piecess.
This is one of those trades that might work on MLB The Show on Playstation but makes no sense for either team in real life.
You want to talk about a cheap owner who abuses his local fanbase? Talk about Jeffrey Loria, who swindled the city of Miami into building a new ballpark for him with public funds and has since reneged on his "Changed ways" as an owner. He makes David Glass look like Steinbrenner by comparison.
If the Marlins trade Stanton, it will assuredly be for a package centered almost entirely around prospects. There might be 1-2 players with MLB experience in there, but they will be cheap young guys, not established stars with salaries north of $10 million/year.
KC would need to surrender:
RA Mondesi
Miguel Almonte/Christian Binford (pick one)
Ventura/Duffy (Pick one)
and that's just where it STARTS for Stanton. Likely would require a few more valuable pieces.