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December 6, 2012
Transaction Analysis
Just Visiting
by R.J. Anderson, Ben Lindbergh and Jason Parks
| American League | National League |
Acquired SS-R Yunel Escobar from the Marlins for INF-L Derek Dietrich. [12/4]
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I'd be interested to hear from someone (Maurry?)what, exactly, the consequences of angering the player's association are. If the Marlins run out 25 league minimum players next year, can anything happen?
Weren't they warned by the league to spend some money on payroll the last time they did this sort of thing? Isn't that (one of) the reason(s) why they gave Hanley a long-term deal?
As I recall, the tipping point for the league was when they stood to bring in more from revenue sharing than they were paying in payroll, effectively acting less as a baseball team and more as a parasite on the rest of the league.
Sure, but what can the league do? Is there some formal mechanism for taking back revenue-sharing dollars? Or is it just a "stay in Bud Selig's good graces" kind of thing?
Actually, after they were warned, they gave Josh Johnson an extension. That got them off warning for 2011 then they traded him in 2012. He only got 3.75MM in 2011 and 7.75 in 2012. It then goes up to 13.75MM for 2013 and 2014
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/01/josh-johnson-agreed-to-fouryear-extension.html
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.
Jeffrey Loria is the Scott Boras of owners? :)