I had toyed with the idea of leaving the Red Sox out of the title, but opted to leave them in for the sake of full disclosure. According to a report from Chad Jennings of the Boston Herald, Giancarlo Stanton does not want to play for either Boston or St. Louis.
A baseball source said yesterday that he’s been told Stanton will not accept a trade to either the Red Sox or the Cardinals, another team linked early and often in trade rumors. Perhaps there’s some flexibility in that stance, but Stanton’s preference is a factor.