Stanton's $325M wouldn't have fit in with Phillies

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Stanton may be bordering on great, but he's not a Hall of Fame type player yet




The Phillies reportedly wanted Giancarlo 'Mike' Stanton for the last year or two.

What no one saw coming though was this contract that was given to him by Marlins owner, Jeff Loria. A massive 13 year, $325M contract for a player who has hit the long ball very well, but is he one of the best in the game?

Let's look at Giancarlo's numbers:

Year	Age	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2010	20	FLA	100	359	45	93	21	1	22	59	.259	.326	.507	.833
2011	21	FLA	150	516	79	135	30	5	34	87	.262	.356	.537	.893
2012 ★	22	MIA	123	449	75	130	30	1	37	86	.290	.361	.608	.969
2013	23	MIA	116	425	62	106	26	0	24	62	.249	.365	.480	.845
2014 ★	24	MIA	145	539	89	155	31	1	37	105	.288	.395	.555	.950
5 Yrs			634	2288	350	619	138	8	154	399	.271	.364	.540	.903
162 Game Avg.			162	585	89	158	35	2	39	102	.271	.364	.540	.903

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/19/2014.

He's been in the league for 5 years now, and has never put in a full season. Stanton's BA is at .271 for his career and he doesn't really have monster numbers like RBI, or a great amount of doubles per year.

All in all, I don't think Stanton is anywhere near a ballplayer who should have gotten a $325M contract. The numbers just aren't there, he hasn't been on pace to be a Hall of Famer by any stretch either.

This contract plainly makes no sense, now the Phillies have the dubious honor of no longer holding the worst contract in baseball.