Jeter hasn't spoken with Stanton since taking over Marlins

Derek Jeter has not spoken with franchise player Giancarlo Stanton since taking over as CEO of the Miami Marlins.

"If there's a reason to call, I'll call," Jeter told a group of reporters, including Tim Healey of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, during his first GM meetings in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday. "At this point, there’s no reason to call him."

With the Marlins apparently set to reduce payroll to around $90 million, Stanton's future in Miami has become a major talking point during the offseason.

Baseball's current home-run king, who's set to earn $25 million in 2018, has drawn interest from at least seven teams - among them the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Francisco Giants - but Jeter said the Marlins haven't committed to trading the four-time All-Star.

"It’s not like we sat down and said we have to trade him," Jeter said. "We’re exploring options, what opportunities are there. We’re listening. Teams haven’t only reached out about Stanton. They’ve reached out about a lot of our players, which says a lot about the players in our organization. We’ll see.

"Giancarlo had a tremendous season. He has a full no-trade clause. I think a lot of this started when he came out and said expressed publicly he didn’t want to be a part of rebuild. That’s when rumors started floating around. I can’t tell the future."

Stanton is certainly a desirable trade target after putting together an MVP-type season (.281/.376/.631, 59 home runs, 132 RBIs) in 2017, but he's also attached to a contract that guarantees him $295 million over the next 10 years and contains a full no-trade clause.