Giants set parameters of potential trade for Stanton
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.”
Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said Tuesday that Miami has not decided whether to trade Stanton, still owed $295 million over the final decade of his record $325 million, 13-year contract. When asked specifically about absorbing the majority of that contract, Evans didn’t address it.
Stanton is due to make $25 million in 2018 after he led the majors with 59 home runs and 132 RBIs this season.
“His focus right now is trying to weigh all the different opportunities,” said Evans, who also addressed his team’s interest in Japanese pitcher and outfielder Shohei Ohtani.
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