Yankees flex financial muscle, steal Giancarlo Stanton from Marlins

In a franchise-altering move, the New York Yankees acquired All-Star outfielder Giancarlo Stanton from the Miami Marlins on Saturday, as Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports first reported.

To acquire Stanton, the Yankees gave up just one of their Top-30 prospects, right-handed pitcher Jorge Guzman. Minor League shortstop Jose Devers also headed to the Marlins in the deal, as did Major League second baseman Starlin Castro in order to offset some of the salary.

Stanton is a huge get for the Yankees, and he didn’t cost them a lot. Let’s break this whole thing down.

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