Found January 03, 2013 on Off The Bench: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Jon Heyman, one of baseball’s best and most trustworthy reporters, cited a source within the Miami Marlins organization that said that there is “zero percent” chance that the Marlins deal young, talented, and disgruntled slugger Giancarlo Stanton this winter. However, I thought it might be a fun exercise to try to come up with a few potential trades that the Marlins would be interested in if they changed their stance. In doing this, I’ve taken into account Miami’s desire to shed salary and, presumably, compete in the future by stockpiling cheap and talented young prospects. Thus, you won’t see any expensive veteran players going to South Florida in any of these trades. Marlins trade Giancarlo Stanton to Braves for Julio Teheran, Evan Gattis, and Sean Gilmartin Why Miami Does It: The Marlins get a massive haul of near big league ready prospects in this deal. Teheran is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball and has the potential to be a top of the rotation star for the next d...
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