The New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter became the CEO of Miami Marlins in the year 2017. Marlins was in a rebuilding mode that year, and therefore, some tough decisions also had to be taken. One such tough decision was letting go of the designated hitter and outfielder Giancarlo Stanton. He was told to either let go of the ‘no-trade’ clause or be a part of the Marlins’ rebuild. Both of which were denied by Stanton.

A fellow former Yankee turned broadcaster, Mark Teixeira, was not happy about how Jeter handled the situation. According to him, being such a great player and then the CEO of Marlins, Mark said Jeter should have at least tried to have a civil conversation with Stanton about the whole scenario. 

How should Derek Jeter have handled the situation?

Teixeira said that having Stanton on the team was the one big chip that Jeter had as the new owner of the Marlins. And that he should have done whatever it would have taken to make the man comfortable. Instead, the captain chose the other way around. 

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According to Mark Teixeira, as soon as Jeter became the owner, the first phone call he should have made was to Stanton. Derek should have said to Stanton, “Hey! Listen, I want to get together. Let’s go have lunch, let’s go have coffee. Hey, we’re probably gonna tear this thing down. I know you don’t wanna hear that, but we’ll be in touch.”

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Mark did not deny that Jeter was put in a pretty tough situation, but he did say that not going to Stanton at the first chance he got. 

Who did Jeter get by trading Stanton?

At first, the two teams that showed interest in having Stanton on their team were the Cardinals and the Giants. But when he refused to waive off the no-trade clause, the potential deals went away.

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Later on, Giancarlo Stanton got traded to the New York Yankees for infielder Starlin Castro and prospects Jorge Guzmán and José Devers. Stanton did not go alone to the NY Yankees but also took $30 million with him.