The word going around southern Florida is that the Marlins are looking to cut their already MLB low payroll. This basically would mean trading away a number of good, arbitration eligible players, including Cantu and Uggla.
With a new stadium opening in two years, you might think the Marlins would want to build toward a winning team by surrounding their stars with some better players. I can see where trading Uggla makes sense, however. He came up very late, so he became an everyday player during his peak years. He’ll be seasonal age 30 in 2010, so it makes sense for someone else to pay for his decline. If the Marlins can get a couple of good players who will be ready to contribute in 2012, the Marlins should make that move. FishStripes does point out something important, however:
If the Marlins actually decide to stick with the $36 million number, it will become known to the other clubs that the Marlins are shedding payroll and looking for anything they can get in return that’s cheap. Uggla and Cantu, if traded, will bring back a decent prospect or two. However, all the others will likely garner the return of Hermida, next to nothing since the other teams know what we are doing.
Even Uggla and Cantu won’t bring that much back if other teams know this is a salary dump. The Marlins need to be willing to hold on to Uggla and Cantu if they want this to really work.
Posted by David Pinto at 1:26 pm | Management, Team Evaluation | Permalink | 2 Comments
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November 9th, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
Loria got his stadium, so why wouldn’t he be cutting payroll?
November 9th, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
CONTRACT THEM ALREADY!
What the Marlins are doing is much worse for baseball than the Yankees spending too much.