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Originally Posted by jd1020
Because it was the Marlins and Cardinals that wanted the meeting, not Stanton. For a meeting to even happen there has to be some sort of agreement between the teams on the terms of a trade deal, or movement towards a deal. I'm sure the meeting had more to do with the Cardinals wanting to know if they even had a shot of him waiving his NTC for St. Louis.
But, Stanton wants to play in LA and the Dodgers havent completely shut the door on trading for him, though they havent exactly made it a priority either. There isn't a team in the league that wouldnt want Stanton in their lineup and with his NTC he can afford to just sit back and force the Marlins to trade him exactly where he wants to go, even if it means they get 3rd tier return.
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If Stanton overplays his hand, they'll move Ozuna, Yelich and Gordon instead (may even give Yelich away if it means a team takes on Chen's contract as well; they could bundle Volquez and/or Ziegler w/ Ozuna if they wanted to) and he'll be stuck playing for a 60 win team in a market that doesn't give a shit about him for the next 3 years.
The Marlins aren't going to move him without ditching nearly all of that salary. And if the Dodgers refuse to exceed the cap, he's not going to LAD.
I suspect he relents and goes to SF. He marks time for 3 years, opts out and then goes to LAD in 2021. It's the path of least resistance.