Trading Stanton another punch to Marlins fans … MIAMI - I'll start this by saying something I think anyone who watches Local 10 or follows me on Twitter already knows.  I have long advocated a rebuild for the Marlins, and yes, that does include a trade of Giancarlo Stanton.

Yankees Winter Meetings Preview: Starting pitching and the Jacoby Ellsbury problem  —  ORLANDO - With the Winter Meetings slated to get underway, here's what we'll be watching for:  —  1. Yankees need starting pitching  —  Super slugger Giancarlo Stanton comes with risk but also potential reward as well.

Fantasy Baseball: What Giancarlo Stanton trade to the Yankees means for his value  —  RotoExperts will be ramping up the Fantasy Baseball coverage as the Hot Stove season gets going with the upcoming Winter Meetings.  Be sure to check in and get the Fantasy spin for all of the major trades and free agent signings.

Moneyball, Bronx Style: Yankees return to vintage big business ways with Giancarlo Stanton trade  —  So the Yankees are back in the big business of being the Yankees again, bigger than ever, now that they are making this kind of big deal for Giancarlo Stanton.

Law: How Yankees' no-brainer deal became Marlins' lost opportunity  —  The Yankees didn't need Giancarlo Stanton, but they will get him for very little, just taking on the bulk of his contract, which is something they and very few other clubs have the financial wherewithal to do.

Post-Stanton Cardinals head south to make their best sales pitch  —  In the past decade or so the Cardinals have become enviably good at marketing their history, tradition, National League-leading 11 World Series championships, and, of course, bobbleheads to entice more than 3.4 million to Busch Stadium.

MLB trade rumors: Mets will check in with Marlins about Starlin Castro  —  Castro isn't officially a Marlin, but the Mets have interest  —  Early Saturday, the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins reportedly reached an agreement on a Giancarlo Stanton trade.

Angels welcome Shohei Ohtani, plot course for 2-way Japanese star  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has been formally introduced by the Los Angeles Angels after they won the fierce baseball-wide competition for the services of the two-way Japanese star.  —  A loud crowd of fans …