Comments on: Series Preview: Craig @ FishStripes Talks Marlins

By: parlo

parlo — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:02:14 +0000

What is the dollar value of the 60 acres of free land for the stadium and adjacent development that Spanos wants ?

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:32:16 +0000

#19@Stephen: yup but its a small price to pay for a new stadium.

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:23:56 +0000

C#15@Steve C: Just the gift of land, right?

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:27:18 +0000

#17@Schlom: I agree with you 100% from that aspect, I was just pointing out that the Marlins did not win their first ring because of their farm system and that the 2nd time that they won was a bit of a flue (all thier young players getting hot at the same time). But yes I would swtich rosters and farm systems with them in a heart beat.

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By: Schlom

Schlom — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:23:04 +0000

#16@Steve C: I guess the question is if you'd swap the Marlins roster (plus farm system) with the Padres. The Padres are probably better overall at the major league level (or at least they have been the last few years). But the Marlins have the best player (Ramirez) and are significantly younger. The minor league systems are similar as BP has the Padres ranked 12th and the Marlins 19th but in Maybin the Marlins have the best overall prospect.

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:54:38 +0000

#10@Schlom: The Marlins are an odd example because with the first run they stocked up with expensive verterain talent (mostly not from thier farm system) and the second run was a bit of an aberration kind of like the Rockies this year. They had a ton of talent from their minor league system that all got hot at once and got a few key vets at the trade deadline, if you look at most of players on that team today most are struggling or underperforming.

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:51:39 +0000

#11@Jefe: The renovations were not a few years ago... and yes they want a new stadium but they were not asking for tax dollars to construct it (like the Padres did). If Mayor Golding would have hired a professional negotiator to re-up the Chargers lease instead of trying to do it herself the Chargers would have never gotten the sweat heart deal that they did. Of coarse they are going to try and get all they can in the deal it’s a business the point is to make money its not their fault the city was represented by someone who had no clue what they were doing. I’m fine with Moores running the team as a business its his choice to set the payroll and to try and make a profit but don’t whine to the media about how you are not making money on the team and about how the stadium debt is still a burden after the voters gave a new stadium because of the constraints of your old one.

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By: Schlom

Schlom — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:20:58 +0000

#13@Stephen: In reality, you're probably right because whatever talent advantages the Marlins have they'll probably just throw it away. Of course, one of the reasons the Marlins have so much young talent is that they've been bad for a lot of seasons and have drafted high each season, sort of like the Rays. You would think that if you had a top 5 pick every season you'd have a ton of young talent on your team (unless you were the Padres obviously).

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:16:45 +0000

#10@Schlom: I'm not convinced of the brighter future, even with the superior farm system.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:13:11 +0000

BP’s STAT OF THE DAY

Top 5 2008 NL Rotations, by SNLVAR

Team, SNLVAR

San Diego Padres, 5.0
St. Louis Cardinals, 4.8
Atlanta Braves, 3.7
Milwaukee Brewers, 3.3
Chicago Cubs, 3.3

… nice to see the confirmation

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