I completely understand what Jeter and company are trying to do by shedding the massive contract. I think that Marlins fans that are upset by the deal should recognize that the organization can't be sustainable over the course of time unless they build a winning foundation beginning in the minors and it transcends to the major league level.
As great as Stanton can be perceived as being here's some fun facts about the quarter billion dollars the Marlins got rid of from their payroll over the next 10 years.
He has only appeared in 150 games TWICE in his career. (2011 and 2017)
His strikeout to walk rate is 2.34:1 over his 8 year career.
He has never played for a winning team since his 2010 debut.
Having 267 career homeruns by age 27 season and then joining the Yankees for 10 years should put him on the Hall of Fame path.
Stanton is a great player, but he's not great for a new ownership in Miami. He needed to be traded for the Marlins ownership to move forward with their plan and vision.
What are your thoughts on the Stanton to Yankees move?
Happy for the player to finally join a winning culture?
Mad at the Marlins front office for trading the face of the franchise?
I will leave you with all my Cutch and Giancarlo pairings (many of which I showed off during the 2017 WBC).
First though I will show off the two cards that haven't been featured on here yet.
I made a post about Probstein last week and how some of their auctions get shilled and go for more than what they should because they are a consigner.
This card was won for what I consider a fair price. It's a triple relic of three members of the World Baseball Classic 2017 Team USA gold medalist (Adam Jones, Andrew McCutchen, and Giancarlo Stanton). I have added quite a number of green Triple Threads cards this year so I am looking forward to showing them off next Saint Patrick's Day.
I don't know how many of you watched that tournament, but I had a blast rooting for Team USA. Of course it helped that my favorite player was playing right field during the tournament.
Here's the rarer and "patchier" Gold version numbered to 9.
And here are the cards I have previously shown
This National Treasures quad booklet is awesome! It features 3 of my favorite current big leaguers (Arenado, Rizzo, and Cutch)
That's cool that they've shared a card a few times.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited about it. I don't think they will both hit 50 in the same year, but it makes for a feared lineup and I think will be an enjoyable team to watch.
If I was a Yankee fan I would be freaking out about the potential of that lineup.
DeleteI don't have a problem with Miami trading the face of the franchise. It's probably best to let Jeter be the face for awhile, honestly. My problem is that the price seems low. Castro is a good player and still young, but I would have expected higher value from one of the other prospects in order to get the reigning MVP. I'm not a Marlins or a Yankees fan. But from my outsider perspective, it seems Jeter may have given the Yankees a little hometown discount.
ReplyDeleteI definitely feel like Jeter gave them a hometown discount. Sheffield should have been included.
DeleteWell, the Marlins accepted the Redbird's offer-which was the better offer-but Stanton said no thanks-if he was married with a family he would have made the move-I don't think he is married-but a single guy in NYC? Yep, I couldn't blame him
ReplyDeleteNYC with a team who has 27 championships, he's 27, and wears number 27. Hmmmm. Coincidence?
DeletePuig is the worst. Such a jacka$$. But the cards otherwise here are sweet. Thanks for showing them off. The move certainly seems to bolster their line-up but their pitching is still suspect and may be their Achilles heel. We'll see what else they can pull off...
ReplyDeleteI hate Puig. He's an idiot.
DeleteIn terms of cards, this was probably the best case scenario for Stanton collectors. That Yankees lineup is going to give pitchers nightmares.
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