Giancarlo Stanton will have a long, lonely and filthy rich life in Miami.
Itsimpossible to trust the Marlins decision makers on this one. Stantons new 13-year, $325 million contract apparentlycomes with an assurance from management that the Marlins will go all out trying to build a steady winner andconsistently bring in top-grade talent so that Stanton wont stand alone on a hapless club.
Baloney.
This is Jeffrey Loria, after all. To reiterate: baseballs sketchiestowner who cant be trusted on any level. The man who ran the Montreal Expos into the ground and out of the country; conned South Florida taxpayers into financing a stadium with the phony promise that ballpark revenues would be used to form competitive teams; and dismantled his roster after only one season the last time he made significant player investments.
When Robinson Cano signed for $240 million over 10 years in Seattle last winter, I applauded the Mariners because I had a hunch they were making a serious push to relevance. I dont get that feeling at all with Loria or his yes-man stepson David Samson now that Stanton agreed to stay long term with the biggest contract in American sports history, which will be announced this week.
If Pablo Sandoval signs in Miami, I might reconsider, buthes too smart for that.How can an owner who knows more about breaking up teams than building them, who has been dinged by the union for pocketing revenue-sharing checks suddenly be all in on something hes never been all in on?
Stanton has a no-trade clause, which Loria never granted previously because he knew hed dump his high-paid guys (who made good-faith commitments to Miami) the second things werent going right. To somewhat protect himself from Lorias fire-selling ways, Stanton has an opt-out aftersix years, a ticket to free agency.
Good luck to Stanton, a dangerous hitter and good guy who tweeted after the last fire sale, Alright, Im p****d off!!! Plain & Simple. With all that money devoted to a single player, and with Lorias shady past at the forefront, case after case proving he cares little about earning respect from players or communities, Stanton is taking the biggest $325 million risk in history.
Source: http://blog.sfgate.com/johnshea/2014/11/17/giancarlo-stanton-is-too-good-for-the-marlins-that-goes-for-pablo-sandoval-too/
