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justacubsfan
How can anyone cheer for the Marlins? They literally won’t go over 100 mil payroll. I applaud the old school Yankees and new school Dodgers. Those ownership groups pay top dollar to see their team win while the Marlins are a team that’s about collecting money. It’s a shame Fernandez passed, but he truly would’ve never been utilized in Miami anyway. Their ownership is one of, if not the biggest, jokes in sports. I get that you can only pay so much as your resources are limited, but why lie and say you’re here to compete… Complete bogus. If they wanted to compete, they would drop over 100 mil payroll. Nowadays, unless you suck for years on years (and draft guys that translate to the majors), you will never compete. They had their best year for awhile and just lost face of franchise in Fernandez. It’ll be tough for them to bounce back. I bet they even start selling.
Steve Adams
“I bet they start selling’ is a weird conclusion to draw when they just shelled out $40 million to keep their third baseman from hitting free agency.
justacubsfan
Look at 2012. They dropped big time money on those players and they ended Up selling by deadline 2013. I have no respect for their owner.
jd396
I can’t stand Loria any more than anyone else but blowing tons of money on FA and blowing tons of money retaining your own home grown stars is a little different.
justacubsfan
Most other teams, yeah. But the Marlins are the one team that is hanging around waiting for a fire sell. It’s stupid that they got a new ball park. Same as the braves. Makes you appreciate Fenway and wrigley that much more.
RoadRunner1938
Lol those parks are trash, wish they would burn
RunDMC
It took 51 years before the Braves got a stadium that had any say in the design (SunTrust Park). Fulton-County was designed for mixed-use play with the Falcons (until GA Dome), and Turner Field was built for Olympics, then two-thirds converted into park in terrible part of town. Fenway & Wrigley are truly one-of-a-kind, but the major differences is that the local communities around them flourished for the most part, while the southside of ATL – site of Fulton-County & Turner Field – hadn’t been thriving since 1910’s (!!!) Considering Braves depend more so on ticket sales than most teams, you could argue they needed a better stadium than most. Sure, it stinks that Turner Field should have last more than 20 years, and it could have without local politics. Whether you believe the assessment that it needed $400 million worth of upgrades or not – it could have been a whole lot better, especially if they did not build in the same dilapidated area as the previous stadium, or the city fulfilled its promise (in 1996) and actually attempted to revitalize the area. If only the Braves had half the money that CHC and BOS have had, maybe they could have built it themselves and own it where they don’t have to worry about other interests, but that’s not a luxury too many teams have.
skip 2
Yeah I bet they are going to sell too! It’s sad Fernandez passing going to set them back yearsss!
justacubsfan
When the Marlins are sitting around in last place by next deadline, they’ll start selling guys like Ozuna, Dee, Chen for prospects.
julyn82001
Ozuna and prospects for A’s Gray makes a lot of sense…
Kayrall
Have you even looked at their farm system recently? There isn’t a prospect in sight… and don’t say Kolek.
dominican777
I think Ozuna and Adeiny for Gray and another Arm of Position player !!!!! agree with you Julyn82001
bbatardo
Padres should sign him again. Worked out well the first time lol
formerlyz
Ozuna was incredible in the first half, but more than terrible in the 2nd half. I’m not entirely sure if that coincides with Bour and Stanton going down for awhile, but those numbers are a large sample, and the most recent. I’m not sure if his value will be what it could be, especially since he rated terribly defensively in CF, despite what he has done previously. Knowing the Marlins, I honestly don’t know what they’ll do to add pitching. I’d try to trade Dee Gordon. I prefer Dietrich anyway. If he gets moved, that’s understandable at this point though. The Marlins have made almost nothing but terrible moves since mid-2014 (obviously trying to consider recent history). The only move they made that looked good going in, and remained that way, was the Prado and Phelps deal. They’ve put themselves in the position they were in woth their farm system, and even their major league roster. Now everything is multiplied times a lot more when you get hit in the face by the tragic, just still totally heartbreaking news that your ace, and literally the heart of the entire city is gone…They only have Koehler for another year, so that should be interesting. He was their most consistent starter all season, besides obviously Jose Fernandez. And then they have Conley coming off the innings limit and another DL stint, after he has had injuries in the past. They obviously need Chen to pitchill the way he is capable of, and multiple legit SPs. Honestly, they might be better off selling most everyone besides Stanton, Yelich, Realmuto, and maybe a couple of others, and maybe they can retool a little bit. They can hit, but that doesn’t mean anything, and they don’t have other ways to add talent to their organization when they do business the way they do. As a Marlins fan, whatever happens, I’m confident they’ll mess up, but for now, it’s hard to focus on anything besides the fact that Jose is really gone
PhilliesFan012
Ozuna was dreadful after the break. Hitting .209 with 6 home runs. I mean yes his overall season is a big step up from 2015. But his trade value shouldn’t have skyrocketed from his performance. I guess his upside and value are greater then his actually numbers. I know you can’t base it all on numbers alone but that second half has to raise some red flags
westcoastwhitesox
It’s interesting that a pitcher who has been with the Marlins for 6 years (minus DL time) has the most games of any pitcher in team history.
bwreinke
Cubs last world series win = 1908. Marlins 2003.