Casey McGehee to Giants: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction

Few teams have been as active this offseason as the Miami Marlins. The latest reported move up their sleeve involves third baseman Casey McGehee.According to Juan C. Rodriguez ofThe Miami Sun-Sentinel, the Marlins are on the verge of sending McGehee to the San Francisco Giants:Rodriguez provides details on the players involved:Per Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the deal between the Marlins and Giants for McGehee is done:Ken Rosenthal later updated the proposed deal to note that it wouldn't include Hunter Strickland:Rodriguez noted on Twitter that McGehee was likely the next player to be moved by Miami after the team acquired Martin Prado from the New York Yankees earlier in the day:Alex Pavlovic of the Bay Area News Group provides comments from Bobby Evans, who refuted some of the information in previous reports surrouncing the McGehee trade:It's a deal that makes sense for both sides. The Giants desperately need to find another bat, particularly a third baseman after Pablo Sandoval signed with Boston earlier this winter. McGehee isn't the hitter Sandoval is, but he is coming off a breakout season with a .287/.355/.357 slash line.Giants general manager Brian Sabean said in early November, before Sandoval signed with Boston, that the team would have to find a replacement for Sandoval outside the organization, via ESPN.com:"We don't have a solution in house so it would have to come from the outside," Sabean said. "I'm not going to address anybody at this time other than Pablo; that's who we're engaged with. It wouldn't be fair to the other guys."McGehee did that at the age of 31, and the average and on-base percentage totals are substantially higher than his .264 and .324 career marks, but the Giants need something to get by in 2015 after missing out on all their main targets (Sandoval and Jon Lester).The Marlins have gotten better in the offseason with all their moves and should be able to compete for a playoff spot in the National League. The Giants haven't made a big splash after winning the World Series, but they often seem to defy all expectations.Both teams solved a problem with this trade, making it a clear win-win at this moment. The final results won't be known until the season starts, but for now it's hard to find fault with either side.Stats via Baseball-Reference.comIf you want to talk sports, hit me up on Twitter.
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