MLB Waiver Trade Deadline & Discussion - August 31st, 2017

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The San Francisco Giants recently called, and privately informed the Miami Marlins of their interest.

So have the St. Louis Cardinals. The Texas Rangers. The Philadelphia Phillies didn’t want to be left out, either.

They all have one thing in mind.

They want Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, and while it’s not realistic now, it could be by the start of the 2018 season.

Stanton, who passed through waivers without a sniff a few weeks ago, suddenly has a captive audience, hitting his 50th home run Sunday earlier than any player since Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa in 2001.

Despite his exploits, no team has informed the Marlins they would be willing to pay the remainder of Stanton’s entire salary, a cool $295 million over the next 10 years beginning in 2018.

But finally, the Marlins say, teams are calling, with the Giants expressing the strongest interest, a high-ranking Marlins’ executive told USA TODAY Sports.

The executive spoke only on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the talks.

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Astros pulled off an at-the-death trade for Verlander. Not a bad haul for the Tigers, given the circumstances...Franklin Perez is a really well-rounded pitching prospect, Daz Cameron has real upside, and Jake Rogers has really opened eyes as a guy expected to be an excellent defense catcher who has been great at the plate this season (granted, much of that in the hitter-happy Cal League).

Edit: $8m a year is a bit more than was originally suggested, heh.

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The Tigers are paying $8 million a year to Houston.

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Astros pulled off an at-the-death trade for Verlander. Not a bad haul for the Tigers, given the circumstances...Franklin Perez is a really well-rounded pitching prospect, Daz Cameron has real upside, and Jake Rogers has really opened eyes as a guy expected to be an excellent defense catcher who has been great at the plate this season (granted, much of that in the hitter-happy Cal League).

Edit: $8m a year is a bit more than was originally suggested, heh.

Tigers amping up the tank. Fulmer is being shut down with what appears to be a legit elbow injury. He's off to see Dr. Andrews.

[wamco]

I guess I was in the minority that thought we should have let Estrada go to whoever claimed him for nothing if they took on his salary. Didn't see the point in holding him

[Schad]

The Yankees appear to have legitimately wanted him. Wouldn't have given us much, but would have given us something. And then watching him implode would have at least been funny.