[stl jason]

Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

Read up on the details of the contract, folks. It is unlikely to run beyond 6 seasons due to opt outs.

Here's one decent source of info:

Giancarlo Stanton's $325M with Miami Marlins heavily backloaded - ESPN

so in short:

Loria will try to put together a championship calibre team over the next 5-6 years, since Stanton will only average about $17 mil per year. Once the opt-out year is reached (and Stanton's salary jumps to over $30 mil/year), Loria will resume he normal operating mode and dismantle the team to convince Stanton to walk away from the remaining $200+ million left on the contract and become a free agent.