Looks like the contract talks between the Miami Marlins and Giancarlo Stanton are heating up. The contract talks have now included a no trade clause and an opt out clause for the superstar outfielder, which could end up sealing the deal for Stanton.
#marlins, stanton closing in on $325M, 13-year deal. expected to have no-trade and opt-out. story up soon on @CBSSportsMLB
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) November 14, 2014
Giancarlo Stanton and the Marlins are closing in on a landmark deal, believed to be for $325 million over 13 years, sources connected to the team told CBSSports.com.
Stanton’s record deal will have a no-trade clause and is expected to include an opt-out clause as well, allowing him to exercise a right to leave after a number of years.
There is agreement on terms, and only language remains to be finalized, sources said.
The dollars are extraordinary for the Marlins, a lower-revenue, lower-spending team that stepped up. Before this deal, which is for $25 million a year, the Marlins had only $8 million in future obligations, according to mlbtraderumors.com. Now that figure will rise by about 40 times.
The Marlins have stepped up in a major way, but I still want to see what they are going to put around Stanton in the long term. Something tells me Stanton does too, which is why the opt out clause is being discussed.