When a deal came through Sunday for the Miami Marlins to send Giancarlo Stanton to the New York Yankees, many connected the dots and believed it was part of a brilliant plan for Yankees legend Derek Jeter to help out his former team in his newly-acquired role with the Marlins. As compelling as that story would be, it is absolutely false.
The truth is, many teams had a chance to sign the NL MVP. Due to Stanton's massive contract the team would inherit, however, the field was severely trimmed down. The Yankees were simply the team that Giancarlo Stanton was willing to go to that would take on his exorbitant salary.
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