Sarris: The case for acquiring Giancarlo Stanton

From SABR member Eno Sarris at FanGraphs on November 15, 2017:

There’s no player more polarizing this offseason than Miami outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. The Marlins’ new ownership group has indicated that they’d like to reduce the club’s payroll by as much as $50 million before the start of the 2018 campaign. With 10 years and $295 million remaining on his contract, Stanton is the logical place to begin with any such cuts.

The prospect of a Stanton trade isn’t particularly straightforward, though. There appears to be little consensus on the relative value of his production to the costs required to employ him. Is he overpriced and injury prone — should he be treated as a salary dump? Or is he the rare available peak-aged star who should be coveted?

What follows is a series of points in support of the latter case.

Read the full article here: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-case-for-acquiring-stanton/



Originally published: November 16, 2017. Last Updated: November 16, 2017.