The three MVPs who were traded following their prolific season
Giancarlo Stanton
Giancarlo Stanton is just the third reigning MVP to get traded. The common thread in all three cases? All three were salary dumps.
 Giancarlo Stanton  2017 
 Giancarlo Stanton  is just the third MVP to be traded after  his  MVP season. (Joe Skipper/Getty Images)
Marlins slugger claimed NL MVP with 59 home runs (22 more than  he 'd ever hit before) and 132 RBI. But the nearly $300 million  he  is owed is out of the Marlins' league  so baseball's all-time leaders in salary dumps did what they do best  shipping  him  to the Yankees for Starlin Castro and two minor-leaguers.
[TGT]  is just the third reigning MVP to get traded. The common thread in all three cases? All three were salary dumps.
 Giancarlo Stanton  2017 
  [TGT] is just the third MVP to be traded after   [TGT]   MVP season. (Joe Skipper/Getty Images)
Marlins slugger claimed NL MVP with 59 home runs (22 more than   [TGT]  'd ever hit before) and 132 RBI. But the nearly $300 million   [TGT]   is owed is out of the Marlins' league  so baseball's all-time leaders in salary dumps did what they do best  shipping   [TGT]   to the Yankees for Starlin Castro and two minor-leaguers.