Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the Pirates made a "significant offer" for Giancarlo Stanton that "caught the attention of the Marlins' front office." Biertempfel says the Pirates "made repeated attempts to work a deal" for the outfielder. It's not clear what they offered, but the Bucs have enough pieces in their farm system to put together an enticing package. Biertempfel notes that they also made a run at Mark Trumbo but were told the Angels weren't interested in dealing him.

Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-3 and launched a solo homer in the Marlins' 3-2 victory over the Pirates on Sunday. He also walked and scored twice. Stanton has four consecutive multi-hit games and he's collected an RBI in each of those contests. He's homered in three of his last six games and raised his average from .239 to .261 in that stretch. When Stanton gets going like this, he's one of the most devastating hackers in the game.

Giancarlo Stanton blasted a solo homer and reached base in all four of his plate appearances, leading the Marlins to a 2-0 victory over the Pirates on Friday. Stanton finished the night 2-for-2 and also walked twice. His solo homer off Jeff Locke in the seventh inning increased the Marlins lead to 2-0 and would prove to be more than enough of a cushion for Henderson Alvarez and the Marlins bullpen. He's now hitting .247/.360/.470 with 12 homers and 31 RBI in 59 games this season.

CBS Sports' Danny Knobler reports that the Rangers have inquired about Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. Texas is casting a wide net in their search for a right-handed hitter, though none of the aforementioned trio are expected to be moved. The Rangers have also looked at Alex Rios, Hunter Pence, Marlon Byrd and Chris Denorfia and should have a better chance of landing someone in that group.

According to MLB.com's Joe Frisaro, the Marlins will likely "stay the course" at the July 31 trade deadline. The Fish have already unloaded starter Ricky Nolasco (to the Dodgers), but that could be the end of this year's firesale. Frisaro notes that Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison, Steve Cishek and Mike Dunn "have all been mentioned in trade speculation" but adds that the Marlins don't expect to move any of them. All four players are under team control through at least the 2014 season.

Giancarlo Stanton blasted a game-tying solo homer off Rafael Soriano in the ninth inning on Saturday, allowing the Marlins to earn a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the Nationals. Stanton finished the night 2-for-4. With the Fish trailing by a run, he fell behind in the count 1-2 before smashing a Rafael Soriano offering over the wall in left to lead off the ninth inning. He's now hitting .251/.361/.465 with 10 homers and 27 RBI in just 50 games on the season.

After delivering a two-run double in the first, Giancarlo Stanton walked three times over the rest of Wednesday's game against the Braves. That double with two men on in the first was one of the few pitches he got to hit in the series. He ended up walking seven times in the three games against the Braves. It worked for Atlanta, too; he never came around to score after any of the seven walks.

Giancarlo Stanton launched a solo home run Saturday in the Marlins' defeat of the Padres. It was his eighth home run of the season, and it gave the Fish another insurance run in what would wind up as a 7-1 victory. Stanton has an .843 OPS on the season and is capable of going on a sustained power tear.

Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Padres. Stanton is hitting .317 (20-for-63) with four home runs and 12 RBI in 16 games since returning from the disabled list. He hasn't homered since June 17, but a power barrage likely isn't far away.

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com was told by "two well-connected sources" that the Marlins consider Giancarlo Stanton "as a building block, not a trade chip." In fact, one source described recent trade speculation as "laughable and lies." While the Marlins would love to keep Stanton if the price is right, indications are that he isn't ready to accept a long-term deal with the club. That situation could come to a head eventually, as the young slugger will be arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter. But the Marlins have no sense of urgency to move him and it would take a substantial offer to get them to bite.