Miami Marlins: Why the Giancarlo Stanton trade isn’t so bad

After a blockbuster trade that sent baseball’s most marketable player to the most marketable franchise, Miami Marlins fans are left wondering: what now?

Nobody saw it coming. For weeks, the Miami Marlins appeared as if they’d be trading Giancarlo Stanton west. They reached agreements with both the St. Louis Cardinals, and the San Francisco Giants. Both were nixed by the All-Star slugger.

Late Friday evening, the Marlins started hammering out a deal with the New York Yankees. It was complete by Saturday afternoon. Miami Marlins fans were unhappy. When they saw what the Marlins got in return, they were up in arms.

While the Miami Marlins haul wasn’t what you’d expect for a player like Stanton,…