Marlins were high bidders for Pujols & CJ Wilson

Not everyone was feel the Marlin love enough to toss common sense to the wind.

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This may not be true

If the Marlins were offering vary back-loaded deals (like they did with Reyes,) then the value of the contracts that they offered needs to be deflated before making a comparison.

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by Russ on Dec 8, 2011 1:19 PM EST reply actions

Coudl be

but I’d guess the Angels deal is also backloaded but not as dramatically as the Marlins might have been. But that said, you have to do a helluva lot of backloaded to create a $21m difference.

Little bit of apples & oranges here but that doesn’t take the no income tax value of FL vs. the 9.3% top rate in CA – oh yeah they tack on an extra 1% for income over $1m.

by cpins on Dec 8, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions

With all the signings they have made is it possible the Marlins have a higher payroll than the Mets next year?

They have 68M tied up in just Hanley, Reyes, Johnson, Nolasco, Bell, Buck, Infante, and Choate according to Cot’s.

Adding Buerhle, and their other arb/min value guys on the roster and they are probably close to 90 million right now.

by Balagast on Dec 8, 2011 1:27 PM EST reply actions

They don't want to be traided in a year

Or take insanely backloaded deals where they’re making $10 million in year one.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Dec 8, 2011 2:55 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Presumably the offers didn't come with no trade clauses

since the Marlins don’t do those. I know Pujols got one from the Angels, I bet CJ did too, and that could trump the higher salary/play-for-a-crazy-team-for-one-year situation that the Marlins appear to be offering

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by astromets on Dec 8, 2011 3:15 PM EST reply actions

i get the concern about no trade clauses

but trading someone who has a $275 million contract won’t be easy, even if it’s pujols and he’s hitting well. the marlins wouldn’t want to pay for his contract, and if they were treating it as a salary dump they’d have at most 1 suitor who could afford him and they’d get no prospects in return. if they want to actually trade him they’d have to pay for some significant portion of his contract which is a waste for them as well

by Criss Angel Couldn't Make Frenchy Vanish on Dec 8, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions