Attention has followed Mike Stanton since he was tearing up Double-A for two months. The 20-year-old Marlins slugger put himself on the media map with his 21 homers in 52 games at Jacksonville before he was promoted to the big leagues on June 8. But the building-up Stanton received in recent months didn't rival the fanfare surrounding Nationals rookie Stephen Strasburg. The hard-throwing right-hander took the mound against the Marlins on Friday at Sun Life Stadium. Asked about the hype he received compared with Strasburg, Stanton said: "Nothing compared to what he's getting. It should be interesting. "He's got a lot of hype. That's all that I really know. Every time he starts, he's all over. From what I've seen, I know he's a great pitcher." Strasburg, Stanton and Atlanta's Jason Heyward are three highly touted rookies who look to be stars for years to come. Stanton, who hit five homers and drove in 20 runs in his first 28 big league games, is going with the flow in his first season. "If you put extra pressure on yourself, you're not going to come out with a good result," said Stanton, who is hitting .231. "You have to relax, and do what you can out there." As promising as Stanton is, there is a realization that he is the second-youngest player to reach the big leagues in Marlins history. Only Miguel Cabrera, who also broke in at age 20, was younger. "I'm a little more comfortable understanding how everything is going to work and pan out," Stanton said. "They know what you've got, and if you do your homework, you know what they have. It just takes time and patience. You've got to get ready to go every night." http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news...12263000&vkey=notebook_fla&fext=.jsp&c_id=fla
