Cubs / Marlins trade

[Chicago Cubs]

Marlins get:
Giancarlo Stanton LF/RF NYY - $22.1 22.1 24.65 29 32 32 32 29 25 25TO
Danny Jansen C TOR - $0.5/TC1
Casey Golden RF COL - $0.56 prospect

Cubs get:
Trey Mancini 1B/LF BAL - $1/TC3


Stanton came to the Cubs this past off-season to fill our need for a starting LF or RF, but it's been a tough half-season for the slugger and he only ever got 31 ABs in our lineup.  Since then the Cubs have acquired a number of other bats at both LF and RF; so the need for Stanton was no longer as great and his sizeable salary would be better spent elsewhere in the Cubs lineup.  Losing Jansen just as he's finally starting to heat up with 6 HRs in a 7-game stretch was tough too, but necessary to make this deal work for Miami.  Thanks for Miami for the easy negotiations. Hopefully Stanton can be the big bat to build around that your team has been looking for.

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Welcome home Giancarlo!

We graciously accept this deal.
Rarely does an offer like this present itself.

Stanton's contract was enough to give us just a moment to pause and think, but we are in a favorable cap situation and it really made us an ideal home for him.

Add in Jansen and this was a no brainer for us. We expect Danny to be a solid contributor at the position for us for years to come.

Thank you to Trey Mancini for your contributions on the field. But most of all, thank-you for being the piece that made this deal possible. Hopefully this kick starts our rebuild.


Thanks Cubs.
Good luck to you.

[Colorado Rockies]

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