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Why couldn't it all have been just a bad dream?
Did Giancarlo Stanton really put on the dark blue pinstripes at an introductory press conference Monday at the Winter Meetings?
Could it be true the reigining National League Most Valuable Player joined the team with the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, who could have been the junior circuit's MVP if not for a post-All-Star break slump?
Surely the nightmare of joining the league leaders of home runs the previous season in one tower of power lineup, which led the league in round-trippers last season, wouldn't come to fruition, would it?
Let me check my Twitter feed for one second 鈥� Aaaaand I see plenty of freaking out, overreactions, and a lot of panic from everyone not a New York Yankees' fan.
This trade really did come to pass, didn't it?
Yup.
After years of taking a very un-Yankee-like approach in free agency and building up their farm system, the Evil Empire struck back quickly and quietly in a big way over the weekend.
New York General Manager Brian Cashman acquired (or stole) Stanton for second baseman Starlin Castro (mediocre at best) and Class A minor leaguers' Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers.
Yes, they did agree to pay the rest of Stanton's massive 10-year, $295 million deal, but one would have hoped it would have hurt the Yankees a little more than this deal.
As it stands now, Cashman held on to all his top prospects, including No. 1 Glyber Torres, who is expected to join the big league club next season.
So, what does this mean for the rest of the AL East and the American League?
Have fun with a lineup now featuring Stanton and Judge, not to mention Didi Gregorious, Gary Sanchez, and a healthy Greg Bird.
Not to mention whoever else Cashman adds, because he hinted the Yankees may not be done with hot stove action.
And as a Red Sox fan I have resigned myself to the fact we are competing strictly for a Wild Card berth again unless Boston's General Manager Dave Dombrowski makes some counter moves, which could happen this week or sometime before spring training 鈥� hopefully.
I also have a fresh-burning hatred for the team more so now than the past few years.
You can ask my wife 鈥� Stanton was one of my favorite players to watch play the game.
The way the ball jumped off his bat was fun to watch. My purchase of the MLB Network in the middle of the season helped me see him a lot more. I usually put the Marlins on if the Red Sox weren't playing at the moment.
Now, I most definitely going to root for not seeing any highlights of him doing something good for the next decade. Something not likely to happen unless he gets hurt again.
So who is to blame for the mess the rest of the league is in now?
Well, it would be easy to blame Marlins CEO Derek Jeter or the new owners of the Yankees, but I have someone else in mind.
Thanks former Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria. After years of fleecing the city of Miami for money and a new stadium, you ushered in a possible dynasty with a no-trade clause.
Oh man indeed.