BIG FISH: Yankees score huge catch by acquiring Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton: reports
MIKE MAZZEO
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Saturday, December 9, 2017, 9:45 AM
Yankees fans are on the verge of receiving an early Christmas present: 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton.
Bombers GM Brian Cashman has a blockbuster deal in place with Derek Jeter and the desperate Marlins to land the 28-year-old slugger, according to multiple national reports.
The Yankees are one of the teams Stanton has said he would waive his no trade-clause for.
The exact package going to Miami is not yet known, but it will be some sort of combination of a veterans and lesser tier prospects, according to reports. Stanton is due $295 million over the next 10 years, and the Yankees have made it a mandate that they will get under the $197 million luxury-tax threshold for 2018.
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Jacoby Ellsbury, Starlin Castro, Chase Headley and Brett Gardner have been mentioned as possibilities, with Ellsbury seen as unlikely given he still has $68.5 million and three years remaining on his albatross of a deal - plus a no-trade clause. Castro has about two years and $22.8 million left, while Headley and Gardner are each one year and $13 million and $11.5 million, respectively.
The prospects going the other way would presumably not include Gleyber Torres, Justus Sheffield or Estevan Florial, all of whom scouts rave about. Still, Gary Denbo knows the Yankees' system as well as anyone, so he's more apt to find the next Robinson Cano than the next Joaquin Arias.
So much for not getting Shohei Ohtani. This is some type of consolation prize.
And so much for the Bombers being considered “likeable.” No, this would mean the Evil Empire is back, the type of game-changer that was A-Rod for Alfonso Soriano back in 2004.
If Stanton says yes, new manager Aaron Boone would have the luxury of setting up his 2018 lineup with Aaron Judge, Stanton and Gary Sanchez hitting 2-3-4, if he so desires.
Judge (52) and Stanton (59) – the home run kings in the AL and NL last season – combined for 111 homers in 2017.
But is this town big enough for the both of them? Can there be a Judge's Chambers, and, as one clever Twitter user suggested, a Stanton Island?
Back in May, Stanton, whose contract contains a 2020 opt-out got annoyed simply by having to answer so many questions about the emerging Judge. How would he deal with actual adversity in this city?
He's also had his share of injuries in his career, averaging 115 games played from 2012-16 due to various ailments, though he did play in 159 games in 2017. Judge, the AL Rookie of the Year and runner-up for AL MVP, underwent offseason shoulder surgery.
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This all seems like the perfect storm, given that it never felt like this was going to happen. The Bombers finished second in the majors in runs scored last season, and really need starting pitching, not a second power-hitting superstar right fielder.
But a rare opportunity such as this one proved to be a perfect storm of sorts, with Stanton holding all the cards and Jeter and the Marlins trying to get out of a reported $400 million debt.
Miami had deals in place with the Cardinals and Giants, but both teams backed out with Stanton not wanting to play in either St. Louis or San Francisco.
Cashman reportedly told Jeter that he'd rather have Troy Tulowitzki than the then 36-year-old shortstop when the two sides were contentiously negotiating Jeter's final contract in the offseason following the 2010 campaign. Eight years later, you wonder if Jeter will get a World Series ring from his old team if this deal goes through and the Bombers win it all.
MIKE MAZZEO
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Saturday, December 9, 2017, 9:45 AM
Yankees fans are on the verge of receiving an early Christmas present: 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton.
Bombers GM Brian Cashman has a blockbuster deal in place with Derek Jeter and the desperate Marlins to land the 28-year-old slugger, according to multiple national reports.
The Yankees are one of the teams Stanton has said he would waive his no trade-clause for.
The exact package going to Miami is not yet known, but it will be some sort of combination of a veterans and lesser tier prospects, according to reports. Stanton is due $295 million over the next 10 years, and the Yankees have made it a mandate that they will get under the $197 million luxury-tax threshold for 2018.
Derek Jeter's career in photos
Jacoby Ellsbury, Starlin Castro, Chase Headley and Brett Gardner have been mentioned as possibilities, with Ellsbury seen as unlikely given he still has $68.5 million and three years remaining on his albatross of a deal - plus a no-trade clause. Castro has about two years and $22.8 million left, while Headley and Gardner are each one year and $13 million and $11.5 million, respectively.
The prospects going the other way would presumably not include Gleyber Torres, Justus Sheffield or Estevan Florial, all of whom scouts rave about. Still, Gary Denbo knows the Yankees' system as well as anyone, so he's more apt to find the next Robinson Cano than the next Joaquin Arias.
So much for not getting Shohei Ohtani. This is some type of consolation prize.
And so much for the Bombers being considered “likeable.” No, this would mean the Evil Empire is back, the type of game-changer that was A-Rod for Alfonso Soriano back in 2004.
If Stanton says yes, new manager Aaron Boone would have the luxury of setting up his 2018 lineup with Aaron Judge, Stanton and Gary Sanchez hitting 2-3-4, if he so desires.
Judge (52) and Stanton (59) – the home run kings in the AL and NL last season – combined for 111 homers in 2017.
But is this town big enough for the both of them? Can there be a Judge's Chambers, and, as one clever Twitter user suggested, a Stanton Island?
Back in May, Stanton, whose contract contains a 2020 opt-out got annoyed simply by having to answer so many questions about the emerging Judge. How would he deal with actual adversity in this city?
He's also had his share of injuries in his career, averaging 115 games played from 2012-16 due to various ailments, though he did play in 159 games in 2017. Judge, the AL Rookie of the Year and runner-up for AL MVP, underwent offseason shoulder surgery.
Best of 2017 MLB All-Star Game
This all seems like the perfect storm, given that it never felt like this was going to happen. The Bombers finished second in the majors in runs scored last season, and really need starting pitching, not a second power-hitting superstar right fielder.
But a rare opportunity such as this one proved to be a perfect storm of sorts, with Stanton holding all the cards and Jeter and the Marlins trying to get out of a reported $400 million debt.
Miami had deals in place with the Cardinals and Giants, but both teams backed out with Stanton not wanting to play in either St. Louis or San Francisco.
Cashman reportedly told Jeter that he'd rather have Troy Tulowitzki than the then 36-year-old shortstop when the two sides were contentiously negotiating Jeter's final contract in the offseason following the 2010 campaign. Eight years later, you wonder if Jeter will get a World Series ring from his old team if this deal goes through and the Bombers win it all.
