Don’t rule out Stanton, Verlander trades

Giancarlo Stanton, the Marlins’ 27-year-old All-Star outfielder, is on pace to become the youngest player to hit 60 home runs in a season since Roger Maris in 1961. Justin Verlander, runner-up in last year’s American League Cy Young Award voting, has a 2.55 ERA over his past eight starts. And both the Marlins and Tigers, respectively, are willing to engage in trade discussions involving the superstars after they cleared trade waivers this month, sources say.