Giants, Stanton have parameters for deal
SAN FRANCISCO — Giants general manager Bobby Evans confirmed on San Francisco’s flagship radio station KNBR that the club has reached the parameters of a potential trade for Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
Evans said Giants executives gathered with the NL MVP and his representatives in “a good meeting” last week.
“The specifics of the deal are not something that we feel comfortable discussing, but ultimately our hope is that if he does choose to come here, we’ll be able to fold him in with a winning club,” Evans said Wednesday. “In terms of our deal it just has a number of contingencies, one of course that’s paramount is relative to his full no trade and that’s a decision that really comes from him. But our terms with the Marlins are clear.”
PALMEIRO: Former Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro is considering attempting a return to the majors — at age 53.
Palmeiro, who is one of just five players in big league history with 3,000 hits and 500 homers — told The Athletic he’s confident he could help a major league club if given the opportunity.
“There’s no doubt in my mind I can do it,” Palmeiro told The Athletic. “I’ve taken care of myself really well. I’ve been working out for years. Everything feels better than when I played.”
Part of the reason Palmeiro is considering a comeback is to seek redemption after the disgraceful way his career ended with the Orioles amid a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs in 2005, weeks after making a finger-wagging denial of taking PEDs during a Congressional hearing. YANKEES: Aaron Boone acknowledges that one of his first tasks as manager is to convince his players he can do the job.
“That’s a respect you earn, and hopefully I think in short order I’ll be able to earn that respect, that they’ll be able to look at me, trust in me, know that I have their interest at heart, but know that hopefully I know what the heck I’m talking about,” he said.
NETTING: The Indians and Twins are the latest teams to announce plans to expand safety netting at their ballparks.
ATHLETICS: The club’s proposed site for a new ballpark near an Oakland community college has fallen through, leaving the club to explore other options.