Chicago Cubs included in Giancarlo Stanton’s preferred trade destinations

Late Thursday night, a report indicated Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has no interest in St. Louis – but would approve a trade to the Chicago Cubs.

For the better part of a week, the baseball world awaited news regarding Giancarlo Stanton. With Miami looking to tear the club down to the studs, the Marlins’ $300 million man was linked to both the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. Nowhere in there did anyone even mention the Chicago Cubs.

That is, until Thursday night.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Craig Mish of Sirius XM have each covered these ongoing talks extensively. Both reported that Stanton had little interest in either spot. But, according to Mish, there are four – well, three – new clubs thrown into the mix. Each of the last two World Series champions, the Cubs and Houston Astros, join the likes of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees on a list of preferred landing spots for the slugger.

Of course, Los Angeles has long-been reported as a potential trade partner for Stanton. New York could form one of the most lethal lineups in baseball in pairing Stanton with Aaron Judge. Houston, of course, boasted, by most measures, the best offense in the league en route to their first title.

But what about the Cubs? Does this make any sense for Chicago?