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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat
He has had problems with his knees with chronic tendinitis and even started last year on the DL because of them. That scares me for a middle infielder that could have his range limited.
I am much more and the Anything for Stanton bandwagon.
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1) The Marlins aren't guaranteed to trade Stanton. He's still young and cheap, and after the winter fire sale, they'd come under even more fire for trading him.
2) If the Marlins DO move him, there are other teams that match up better with more MLB-ready talent (i.e. the Rangers, with Profar and Olt)
3) You're talking about much lower costs with Utley. The Royals would give up much less to get him because of the injury concerns and the pending FA status.
4) Utley is a professional hitter who has great experience and would be able to, with James Shields, help this team prepare for a pennant/playoff race.