Giancarlo Stanton's 13-Year $325 Million Deal Represents Wishful Thinking, Wasteful Spending In Miami — forbes.com

If you are one of the 523 living Miami Marlins fans today, are you excited or exasperated with the 13-year, $325 million deal which your club signed with Giancarlo Stanton? I’ve been on record speculating that Marlins owner, Jeffrey Loria, could be the least liked owner in professional sports.  Does this unofficial title become more or less pronounced after this deal? First of all, the deal has an average value of $25 million annually.  Given that he missed roughly 40 and 50 games in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and given that he missed the final month of the 2014 season with a baseball to the head, was this the most prudent financial decision?

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