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Meet the next big Fish at Marlins camp

By Peter Gammons

Saturday, March 7, 2009

JUPITER, Fla. -- I have seen the future, and he is Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton. The 6-foot-5, 240-pound right fielder is coming off a season in which he hit 39 home runs in the South Atlantic League at the ripe age of 18. I have seen some extraordinary young players in Florida this spring. Jason Heyward of the Braves. Rick Porcello of the Tigers. Lars Anderson of the Red Sox. In that group, the common denominators are skill and clear intelligence, whether it's Heyward's being the son of Dar ...

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