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Its pretty obvious the Miami Marlins are doing what the Florida Marlins did the best: dismantling a team as fast as possible. Its safe to say no player is off-limits; maybe for the exception of Jose Reyes and Giancarlo Stanton. (for now) To this point, the Marlins have traded Hanley Ramirez, Randy Choate, Omar Infante, Anibal Sanchez, Edward Mujica and Gaby Sanchez, while letting teams know many others could be had. The Los Angeles Dodgers have shown interest in LHP Mark Buehrle, who is on the first year of a 4 year, $58 million contract. If Buehrle is traded, I think the Marlins will have hit an all time low.
Last offseason, all we heard about is the "new Marlins." As the team has struggled to fill the new stadium just put into play this season, the Marlins are back to trying to save a buck whereever they can. Players like Buehrle, Heath Bell and Reyes moved to South Florida to take part in the festivities only to be quit on by the most incapable team president in MLB in David Samson. And particularly players like Reyes and Buehrle, who signed longterm deals, did so with the intention of staying in Miami for the duration of their contracts.
So, on to Buehrle. He signed the 4 year contract to be around his longtime manager Ozzie Guillen. Guillen also signed a 4 year contract. Buehrle had spent his first 12 seasons in Chicago, so moving to another city for a small stop probably was not in the planning. And its not like Buehrle has underperformed. He is 12-11, 3.62 in 26 starts, pitching 166 2/3 IP, striking out 99. His 1.212 WHIP is the lowest its been since 2005. Its safe to say he's gotten the job done. But the sneaky Marlins refuse to put no trade clauses in their free agent contracts, giving them a chance to unload a player whenever they want.
So, while nobody would be surprised to see Buehrle traded from a team that has quit (Miami) to a team that is spending ridiculously (LA), its something that should not happen. The Marlins already made a significant trade with LA, netting Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough in the Ramirez deal. I doubt LA will be able to provide anything but salary relief for the Marlins, who have reduced their payroll enough to this point.
So, on to Buehrle. He signed the 4 year contract to be around his longtime manager Ozzie Guillen. Guillen also signed a 4 year contract. Buehrle had spent his first 12 seasons in Chicago, so moving to another city for a small stop probably was not in the planning. And its not like Buehrle has underperformed. He is 12-11, 3.62 in 26 starts, pitching 166 2/3 IP, striking out 99. His 1.212 WHIP is the lowest its been since 2005. Its safe to say he's gotten the job done. But the sneaky Marlins refuse to put no trade clauses in their free agent contracts, giving them a chance to unload a player whenever they want.
So, while nobody would be surprised to see Buehrle traded from a team that has quit (Miami) to a team that is spending ridiculously (LA), its something that should not happen. The Marlins already made a significant trade with LA, netting Nathan Eovaldi and Scott McGough in the Ramirez deal. I doubt LA will be able to provide anything but salary relief for the Marlins, who have reduced their payroll enough to this point.
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