While the beginning of free agency has been slow, a potential Giancarlo Stanton trade is keeping the hot stove ablaze.
With the Miami Marlins looking to slash payroll, as many as seven teams have shown interest in acquiring Stanton, who has $295 million left on his contract and a full no-trade clause, according to a report.
The San Francisco Giants are one of those interested parties and have apparently made an offer to Miami for the National League's MVP.
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Giants general manager Bobby Evans discussed the topic on MLB Network Radio on Sunday, where he explained that if Miami was worried about Stanton using his no-trade clause to nix a deal to the Bay Area, talks between the two clubs probably wouldn't have gotten as far as they have.
"Any player with a no-trade, you really don't get clarity on that until you get closer to a deal," Evans explained. "We don't have any indication from the Marlins as to what their expectations are.
"The Marlins have made it clear that when they get close to a deal then they'll approach the player. I don't think they'd be talking to us if they didn't think there was a good chance something like that could get approved. They haven't given us an answer relative to that just yet."
Miami's price tag for Stanton appears to be "shockingly high," but the 28-year-old did belt an MLB-best 59 home runs alongside 132 RBIs and a 1.007 OPS.
San Francisco is in need of a power bat for its lineup. The Giants ended the season last in baseball in home runs (128) and slugging (.380) as well as second last in runs (639) and RBIs (612).
