One way or another, this thread should provide some good laughs in 2 or 3 years. Stanton is a legit powerhouse star. Take him out of that pitcher friendly ballpark and he will provide real fireworks. XB doesn't have Stanton's ceiling. As for the premium position argument, it remains to be seen if he will be a good SS. They had to move him to 3rd this season. I just hope that when we revisit this thread in a couple of years that Stanton is not launching rockets for the Yankees.
Cespoedes and Donaldson are legit stars and the A's have a pretty good supporting cast with Crisp, Lowrie and Moss. Not a bunch of nobodies. Cripes, other than Ortiz, Pedroia and Napoli, we have a bunch of nobodies.
This will not happn, because whtever is left of the Marlins fanbase would desert them if they did this. This will never get done, because it is not enough for the Marlins to get in return. It is a pipedream.
I have Buch in one of my fantasy leagues and complete game shutouts are worth a lot of points, but it is pointless for Farrell to send him out for the 9th in an 11-0 game with the All Star break tomorrow. He's over 100 pitches.
Bradley, if you are going to be a fielding specialist and a suckass .230 hitter with no power try to avoid hitting into bases loaded double plays. My goodness!