When the Miami Marlins traded Giancarlo Stanton and $30 million to the New York Yankees for Starlin Castro and a couple of good -- but not top-tier — prospects, the condemnation of the Marlins was swift and unanimous. The Marlins, it has been said, have dumped their marquee homegrown star, their best player, for pennies on the dollar, destroying their leverage by announcing their desire to cut payroll, and betraying their fanbase. MLB allowed an undercapitalized ownership group to take over the Marlins, and they are now short-sightedly ripping apart the team to address their lack of liquidity.
Defending the Giancarlo Stanton trade
