Miami Marlins GM simulation: Giancarlo Stanton interest, a primer

The Boston Redsox came flying out of the gates as the favorite. They showed immediate interest, and negotiations quickly got down to the nitty-gritty.

The Red Sox GM for our simulation in Sean Penney. Sean is a great guy, and a shrewd negotiator.  Right off the bat, I stuck to the guidelines I mentioned above. I wanted all of Stanton’s contract off the books, and I wanted their top pitching prospect named Jay Groome. I also wanted Brock Holt.

“For me, this is where the deal starts,” I wrote him in one of our earliest email exchanges. I also included the following players that I was interested in: Bryan Mata, Jhonathan Diaz, Brian Johnson, Hildemaro Requena.

Looking back at this now, it seems highly reasonable to me. But Sean balked. He didn’t want to give up Groome, instead offering Eduardo Rodriguez. We would exchange a number of emails until he realized I wasn’t willing to come off getting the top prospect in their system.

This would prove to be one the longest exchanges in an attempt to acquire Stanton from the Miami Marlins.