Giancarlo Stanton's Potentially Record Breaking Contract to Stay in South Florida

Giancarlo Stanton made $6.5 million in 2014. He is now in talks with the Miami Marlins for an extension to stay in South Florida. This isn't just any contract, it has the potential to be the largest contract in sports history valued at 13 years $325 million. He would pass Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera who currently holds a contract through 2023 (10 years total) valued at $292 million. Many other clubs have been interested in Stanton, but I don't think they are willing to fork over this sum of money to take over a contract for such a long period of time. The Marlins who finished at 77-85 in 2014 had trouble this past season bringing in fans despite Stanton's 37 home runs tying him for second in the MLB with the Houston Astros' Chris Carter. Stanton has had at least 22 home runs in all 5 of his MLB seasons. With this deal the Marlins are paying for him to keep on hitting 30+ home run season for the rest of career. This seems very unlikely, but if he continues his most recent play, there will be a lot more excitement in Miami after the past few years with little to none.