Giancarlo Stanton is about to ink a deal of epic proportions.

The Miami Marlins are close to signing the 25-year-old outfielder to the richest contract in baseball history: an unprecedented 13 years and a ghastly $325 million. The news was first reported by Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.

When we think power and baseball, our thoughts immediately drift to the steroid era, with its larger-than-life sluggers putting up video game-like home run totals.

Make no mistake about it: Baseball is still enjoying the benefits of power, but where it rests has shifted roughly 60 feet and six inches from the batter's box out to the pitcher's mound.

Welcome to the era of the power pitcher. 

The qualifying offer slump now has reached epic proportions, to the point where Major League Baseball should be at least a little worried that this still relatively recent format just isn't going to hack it.

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano admirably decided to represent Major League Baseball in the MLB Japan All-Star Series, but the 32-year-old veteran wasn't exactly rewarded for his commitment.

After just one season, the Baltimore Orioles may be ready to part ways with starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez.

According to MLB.com's Tracy Ringolsby, via MLB.com's Brittany Ghiroli, the O's are actively shopping the 30-year-old veteran:

On the surface, Matt Williams and Buck Showalter have a lot in common: They're both former corner infielders (though Showalter never cracked a big league roster), they're both managers of Beltway-based clubs and, now, they're both 2014 Manager of the Year winners.

For the first time in more than two decades, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made headlines for seemingly all the right reasons, going from perennial losers to championship contenders after making the postseason in each of the last two seasons.  

Can we properly say that the Pirates truly have been a legitimate contender for a World Series title though?  

Washington Nationals star pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is due for a big salary in the final year of his contract, and the team is reportedly shopping the two-time All-Star.

Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times has the latest buzz on the Nationals' negotiations with the Chicago Cubs from Tuesday:

The Baseball Writer's Association of America announced the 2014 Manager of the Year awards Tuesday evening, as Matt Williams of the Washington Nationals won in the National League and Buck Showalter of the Baltimore Orioles won in the American League.    

Here are the National League voting results:

And here are the American League results:

New York Yankees fans aren't looking to grow accustomed to the team missing out on the playoffs. The front office will have plenty of work to do this season to build a postseason contender, and they've apparently found a way to secure supporting talent for a reasonable price tag.

The Yankees have reached a one-year deal with outfielder Chris Young, per ESPN's Buster Olney :