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Early this morning it was revealed that the new Miami Marlins ownership headed by Derek Jeter had traded away their best player, NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton for a shit ton of prospects.
Via MLB.COM
Second baseman Starlin Castro and two prospects will head to the Marlins from the Yankees, who will be responsible for all but $30 million of the $295 million remaining on Stanton’s contract.
MLB Network Insider Joel Sherman reported on Saturday afternoon that the prospects involved in the deal are right-hander Jorge Guzman and shortstop Jose Devers, the 18-year-old cousin of Red Sox phenom Rafael Devers. Guzman is ranked as the No. 9 prospect in New York’s system, according to MLBPipeline.com; Devers is unranked. The 27-year-old Castro, who was an AL All-Star this past season, has two years and approximately $23.7 million remaining on his contract.
Marlins fans, who have already been annoyed with the way Jeter has conducted himself this offseason, were fucking pissed at the former Yankees shortstop for trading their biggest star to his old team.
Baseball teaming up with Jeter to give him a baseball team – and Jeter turning around and trading the MVP to his old team while screwing South Florida — feels like Wall Street fraud
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) December 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/EthanSenator/status/939591556704686081
What Derek Jeter and company have done with the @Marlins is a disgrace and bad for the sport. Why on earth would @MLB accept a bid from an ownership group that was going to immediately have a fire sale. What a joke.
— Adam the Bull (@adamthebull) December 9, 2017
I'm gonna tweet fuck jeter once a day until he's no longer with the marlins or we win a ring. Idc if doesn't have an impact or he doesn't see it. Just fuck Jeter
— Skippa Da Flippa (@adewelde1) December 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/adam_graves513/status/939538367825547264
Fuck Derek Jeter. Fuck the Marlins ownership. I’m just so heartbroken.
— willy (@willyjedi) December 9, 2017
Nah fuck this guy Jeter he doesn’t give a damn about making this team better. Fr, he traded the best player in Marlins history to his old team??? Go to hell Jeter
— jimbo 🤙 (@BlSCAYNEBUCKETS) December 9, 2017
Derek Jeter when he returns to Yankees stadium after pretending to give a damn about the Marlins. pic.twitter.com/tYDWPJCY3c
— Kenmonger (@kfh2) December 9, 2017
A quick recap: Jeter bought the Marlins using mostly other people’s money, completely gutted them, pushed out a bunch of longtime employees, and traded their once-in-a-Generation player to the Yankees.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 9, 2017
While Marlins fans are justifiably angry at the New Marlins ownership for the trade it seems like Jeter and crew had their hands tied with Stanton which made it tougher for them to get anything great in return. We’ll see how long Marlins fans can put up with Jeter and the new ownership before things get really toxic.