The Players Association has been very closely monitoring the Marlins. As noted in 2010 they were found to be using revenue-sharing $ improperly. The league, PA, and begrudgingly, the Marlins, released a statement that basically took Loria and Samson out behind the woodshed. The result was the Josh Johnson extension.

I'm not at a location where I have CBA in front of me but to qualify for revenue-sharing clubs have to meet certain payroll numbers compared to net local revenue. Prior to Escobar moving, with cash considerations, player payroll was right on the very edge of that at approx $43 million. That would seem to mean something is still brewing with the club.

As to the number of players, they will meet. What we've all discovered is that the Marlins are very good at exploiting the system.