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Originally Posted by bedir than average
Holy cow, the Marlins just built for their next World Series
Excellent move - Cabrera will be a 1b/DH before he reaches FA and Willis will spike this year but fade as a new league gets use to him.
Where as Maybin is the starting CF that the Marlins haven't had, Miller is more than solid. 2010 or 2011 and the Marlins will compete for their next Ring.
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Too bad the Marlins don't have a strong fanbase.
Yes, the Marlins have two rings, but it would be hard to rally behind a team that trades its best players every 3-5 years.
Even if they win a WS, it is not a good way to energize your fanbase. Marlins fans have no reason to buy a Maybin jersey or develop a connection with their star players. Maybin is going to be traded in 2012, just like Andrew Miller.
Next year: Hanley Ramirez will be on the trading block.
Here is a good article by Jayson Stark:
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They're about as unrecognizable as any team in America -- maybe even more unrecognizable than the Pawtucket Red Sox.
"What's their payroll going to be?" one baseball man wondered Tuesday night. "Six million bucks? Eight million?"
We need to remember at times like this that the Marlins are a team that always makes great trades, that always makes excellent talent evaluations, that always has a plan. But we also need to acknowledge something else:
That plan now leaves them with virtually zero identity. (Let's see now. There's Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla and ... uh ... OK, we're stumped.)
And even more importantly for the future of the franchise, you wonder where this plan will leave their endless campaign for a new ballpark, now that they no longer can say they want to build it for Willis and Cabrera to lead them back to the glory days.
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ESPN - Tigers and Marlins head in opposite directions - MLB