That’s three type A and B guys…there are less than 62 of them this year so that’s the limit by rule. The fishies can’t sign any more big ticket guys.

You just answered my question.

He’s a Type B.

no no trade clauses.

He’ll make some big $$ for 2-3 years, then sell the team. It’ll be some new owners headache.

Reyes’ contract has him earning $10mm in his first year, and it’s a $106mm contract. That should throw up a lot of red flags.

1) Has any guaranteed major league baseball contract in the modern era not been paid due to lack of funds? Regardless of what happens to the Marlins, those players will get paid somehow, I’m sure.
2) If they win a championship, what do they care if they get traded, most likely to a big-market contender like the Red Sox or Yankees, a year later?

… but he’s only marginally responsible for building the 2003 champions in the first place. All of the heavy lifting was done by John Henry and Dave Dombrowski before the “contraction” debacle in which Loria was essentially handed the Marlins so Henry could buy the Sox. All Loria did was steal office supplies from the Expos complex on his way out the door, hire and fire Jeff Torborg, then hire Jack McKeon. Everything else he inherited.

Not to mention the fact that he basically ruined the Expos franchise, then salted the earth behind him on the way out of town.

I actually feel a little bad for Jose, and am more than a little disappointed that he fell for their B.S. I thought he’d leave us, but not for that sorry franchise.

Money.

“And now, introducing the starting Shortstop for the 2014 New York Yankees…” I think I just threw up a little in my mouth just typing that…

I want to see Loria sign them all. When it all falls apart, it’ll be that much more LOL.

NY Times has an article on ‘Something Fishy in Miami’.
Good read talking about how Loria is talking deals with anyone who walks in the elevator.
Another quoted as saying the running joke at this year’s winter meeting is in 2 years when they’re in Orlando, Loria will be conducting his fire sale.

I think at this point he’s just a Steinbrenner wannabee – without the stones Steinbrenner had.

That would be 4 type A and B guys. There would need to be more than 62 of them total (there aren’t) or the Marlins would have to lose four (they can’t) to be eligible to sign a fourth. That rule goes away under the new system, but they are done with the big names this year (assuming the rule still stands as it should).

and they’ll realize, shit we’re the marlins and nobody likes us even with a new stadium

We should play a game where we predict the destinations of the players post-fire sale.

I mean literally, walk out into the street and eat the contracts.

and I don’t think their trading Niese unless its for something that will make us not care about this year at all.

The gifts that keep on giving (now available in San Diego and the Midwest)