Giants Are Reportedly ‘Favorites’ To Land Giancarlo Stanton

Nov 22, 2017, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:21 am

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: 2017 Hank Aaron Award recipient Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Ma...

(Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

(Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: 2017 Hank Aaron Award recipient Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins attends the 2017 Hank Aaron Award press conference prior to game two of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

(Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

There’s a trade race in the MLB to get All-Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton from the the Marlins, and the San Francisco Giants are looking like the leaders.

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweeted the news Tuesday morning. He did add that the St. Louis Cardinals may still be in the mix.

Craig Mish of SiriusXM Radio reported Monday that the Giants and Marlins discussed one trade proposal that would send Stanton and second baseman Dee Gordon to San Francisco for second baseman Joe Panik, minor league pitcher Tyler Beede and minor league outfielder Chris Shaw.

Shaw and Beede are San Francisco’s second- and third-ranked prospects, respectively, per MLB.com.

Stanton, 28, is a four-time All Star and two-time NL home run leader. He hit .281/.376/.631 with 59 home runs and 132 RBI in 2017.

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