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I don't see how you get him without coughing up Walker.  We've graduated all our hitters, and the rest of our good ML-ready arms (E-Ram, Paxton, Hultzen) have injury or inconsistency issues.
Maybe we could give up a Miller/ Hultzen / Morban look, with a reliever or two thrown in, and make that work. If you want to keep Miller and Franklin, though, then Walker is going.
I think this lineup is finally proving that the no-black-holes look can score, even though I'm sure we're all aware that Raul crushing Ruthian homers won't continue, and getting somebody to fill that 140 OPS+ spot in the lineup would be good.  Stanton has also been known to crush home runs and is a toddler still age-wise.
That said, I don't think the Marlins are going to trade Stanton (they have a winning record since he came back, IIRC) and there's no one else that Walker can be traded for in a value-return sense.  So I think we're more likely to pay for the 2-3 vet hitters we need for next year, and maybe trade for an arm.
Hultzen / Morban / Sanchez for Lee's giant contract, perhaps? With a Corey Hart and Kendrys Morales free-agent signing tandem, it doesn't look too bad.
Felix/ Lee/ Iwakuma/ Walker is a pretty killer set of arms to go through, and it might be a set of starters that doesn't need a Stanton on offense to contend.
~G