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I don't think we can get Stanton out of Florida without offering Felix. It would probably wind up as a combo deal of Felix + a couple of young blue-chippers for Stanton + Johnson. Nick Franklin is a Florida boy I would think we'd include, but the Marlins are very much building their identity in the community around Latin players, and Felix is the cream of the crop in that regard.
I don't expect that deal to happen. I don't expect ANY deal for Stanton to happen. But I would throw heaps of our young talent into the conversation and see if the Marlins would blink.
I'd rather pay the premium in young talent to get the super-peak of Stanton instead of the pretty hills of Gordon or Butler. But since Option A isn't available (I don't believe) we'll see what happens if we take option B, and what it costs. I'm still in favor of B over the C option of "continue relying on Smoak to be a MOTO bat, and don't worry about Montero, I'm sure we can fit him and Zunino in the lineup. Also, who needs a productive corner OFer?"
Gotta make some changes regardless.
~G