The article Mark referred to in the previous post is a continuous reminder as to how Giancarlo Stanton has energized the 2017 Hot Stove League. Ned Colletti would have absolutely been in the middle of the discussions. It is little wonder that a baseball exec like Dave Dombrowski is highly motivated. Dombrowski has not met a large contract challenge that he has shied away from yet. John Mozeliak had been reluctant to pay big dollars for FA, but is now entertaining the idea of assuming a Stanton contract? Just think back to Albert Pujols who should have been a lifelong Cardinal, but not for the outrageous contract offered by Artie Moreno.