Wonder how this is going to look in 5 years.
There is a part of me that probably believes they hope he opts out after the third year and they move away from him. In return they are on the hook (after moving Castro's money & the $30 million the Marlins ate) for essentially $22-24 million /year for a guy of his talent levels from ages 28-37. Once those Harper, Machdo, and Kershaw contracts come through next off-season, even if he opts-in, carrying Stanton's contract is probably going to look very palatable.
Some predictions:
- Jose Abreu traded to the Cardinals
- Chris Archer to the Astros (accelerated by the fact Keuchel signed with Boras)
- Gerrit Cole to the Yankees
- Cozart to the Padres along with Eric Hosmer
- Carlos Santana to the Rangers
- Arrieta to the Brewers
- JD Martinez to the Red Sox

- Todd Frazier to the Angels (Mike Moustakas seems like a perfect fit, but the Angels probably go cheap here)
No fucking idea where Darvish will sign. I imagine his market will come down to the 6 yr / $125 million range and someone will pounce.