The Miami Marlins are closing in on a 13-year, $325 million extension with outfielder Giancarlo Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton is about to be a very rich man as he and the Miami Marlins are putting the final touches on a record-breaking contract that would pay the slugging outfielder $325 million over the next 13 years, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
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Yes, the Marlins are actually going to spend money to keep one of their players rather than trade them away like they’ve done throughout the franchise’s history, including Josh Beckett, Miguel Cabrera and Hanley Ramirez, among others.
The Marlins have made Stanton the priority of their offseason and hoped to finalize an extension with the National League runner-up for the MVP who likely would have won the award if not for taking a pitch to the face on Sept. 11 and missing the remainder of the season.
Miami’s ballpark is empty on most nights and their payroll is usually among the the lowest in MLB, but the signing of Stanton signals a shift in focus from the front office and ownership that they could not afford to make the same mistakes they made with Beckett, Cabrera and Ramirez and let them go for a handful of prospects.
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Stanton had been mentioned in trade rumors over the last two seasons as it was widely assumed that he would be traded as he neared his massive payday, but that will all stop now as the deal is finalized and will include a no-trade clause and an opt-out clause after a number of years according to Heyman.
We have seen teams shy away from deals with this many years attached to it, but at 25, Stanton would be one of the handful of players in baseball where such an investment would make sense.
Stanton hit .288 with 37 home runs, 105 RBI and a .555 slugging percentage last season before the injury and is the game’s best power hitter.
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