We ended the day yesterday with some last-minute (but really important!) notes on Shohei Ohtani, so it only seems right to start today off with some bits on Giancarlo Stanton.
These are the two names holding up the market, but both seem to be heading towards a conclusion:
Christian Arroyo is NOT part of #SFGiants proposed deal with Marlins for Stanton. #sfgiants.
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) December 5, 2017
SourceS : Full trade offer from SF to Miami for Giancarlo Stanton.
Tyler Beede
Heliot Ramos (1st noted by @JoeFrisaro )
Chris Shaw
Christian Arroyo @jonmorosi had 250 mil 1st@clarkspencer had some combo of this deal also.— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) December 5, 2017
Hey @Giancarlo818, can you imagine our Powers combined?!? #ComeBashInTheBay pic.twitter.com/u8Xsh9MN9K
— Hunter Pence (@hunterpence) December 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/DexterFowler/status/938207264522907648
.@jonmorosi: the #SFGiants are the favorites for Stanton but the longer this goes, watch out for the #Dodgers#Marlins #MLB #Cardinals pic.twitter.com/T3X0Go3dSz
— MLB Network Radio Sirius 209, XM 89 (@MLBNetworkRadio) December 5, 2017
Players with no-trade clauses — like Giancarlo Stanton — can handle trade talks by simply not responding to proposals forwarded by their employer. Pocket veto. Doesn't have to say yes or no. Just: No response. And can say, accurately, that he did not reject a trade.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 6, 2017
Marlins' handling of trade situation all but guarantees that Giancarlo Stanton will be booed for rest of his career in STL or SF, or both. Which could have been avoided if MIA acknowledged his pivotal no-trade leverage from outset and worked through him, rather than around him.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 6, 2017