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The fire sale is on! And the Marlins didn't even win the Series this year...

Bonifacio is a 'lightly seasoned' 23 yr old?! ****? LMAO
Who writes this stuff.....I needed a good laugh this morning.

You can't even write W...T....F.....

I wish the marlins would have gave away those players to the braves. I'm sure Atl could have come up with a better offer and we could have helped our pitching and OF problem with 2 relatively cheap players

If Willingham is even remotely healthy, this is a great deal for the Nats. Bonifacio is a good glove but a terrible hitter and he was not the 2B of the future in Washington. Olsen is a nice, durable addition to a terrible rotation.

So this trade makes the Nats a little better and the Marlins a little worse? Whatever.

Wow I am sad to see Willingham and Olsen go....Tis a sad day indeed.

I am a HUGE Marlins fan and a season ticket holder and I have no problem with this trade or the Jacobs trade. THe Marlins have several very very good bats in the minors that will be in the starting lineup next season (McPherson and Maybin). Even if they are only 75% of Willingham and Jacobs the Marlins are getting pieces that they need to fill other holes. If there is one thing that the Marlins management has proven is that they know talent. 75% of a player (rookie season of course) at the league min salery vs. 100% at 6million. I would take the rookies as well. I am sure the trades with the Marlins are not finished yet. Look for them to pickup an arm or two.

The Marlins and Padres ownership must hang out at the same elitist country clubs and talk about how to proceed these days.

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Originally posted 08:10 AM ET  11.11 by arnold08

I wish the marlins would have gave away those players to the braves. I'm sure Atl could have come up with a better offer and we could have helped our pitching and OF problem with 2 relatively cheap players

It seems like everybody other than the Braves, including other divisional rivals have an easy time picking up developed talent from the Marlins during their regular fire sales. I don't know why the Braves are never involved.

The irony here (in reference to my above comment) being that the Padres picked up Trevor Hoffman from the Marlins in their fire sale over a decade ago, and now the Padres appear to be dropping Hoffman in their present fire sale.

Hoffman's drop is not a big suprise. 30 saves for $7.5 mil. They could call up a rookie and get 25-28 saves for 300K. He is indeed a hall of fame player but there is no reason to pay that kind of money for those results. The Marlins have shown how to put a solid, exciting team on the field for little money. You will see other teams following - perhaps the Padres. The only difference is that the Marlins have to do this. They receive no money out of the stadium (parking, concession, advertising, suites, etc) so they have to do this. Right or wrong, the only thing keeping the team afloat is the revenue sharing.

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Originally posted 08:10 AM ET  11.11 by arnold08

I wish the marlins would have gave away those players to the braves. I'm sure Atl could have come up with a better offer and we could have helped our pitching and OF problem with 2 relatively cheap players

Trade them to a (competitive) division rival? I think not...

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Originally posted 10:09 AM ET  11.11 by ragmagazine

Hoffman's drop is not a big suprise. 30 saves for $7.5 mil. They could call up a rookie and get 25-28 saves for 300K. He is indeed a hall of fame player but there is no reason to pay that kind of money for those results. The Marlins have shown how to put a solid, exciting team on the field for little money. You will see other teams following - perhaps the Padres. The only difference is that the Marlins have to do this. They receive no money out of the stadium (parking, concession, advertising, suites, etc) so they have to do this. Right or wrong, the only thing keeping the team afloat is the revenue sharing.

Your financial premise is dead on, but what it shows is that you have become accustomed to the Marlin's constant overturn of players once they begin to make money. Its not a knock, but its something most other teams' fans don't understand. Again, it has worked for them and no one can fault them for something that works. But, the Padres low-balling of their most tenured player, a player who is the face of their franchise, a player who took below market money to stay their previously, wreaks of disrepsect. Disrespect to the player and the fans who have come to see Hoffman & the Pads as one. Again, you're right that they can always find a cheaper player, but there comes a time when the extra few millions buys you more then just pure stats.

Philly... you are probably right... I am just so used to the revolving door of players that I dont think I would know what to do if the Marlins had a player for 10 years. :-)

What a negligible trade. When the very light amount of dust kicked up over this one has cleared, the Marlins lowered the average age on their roster by a couple of clicks, and have a little more elbow room in the clubhouse. Anyone remember the Nats saying they might "surprise a few people" this offseason, implying they would go for some real difference-makers, and move into contention? Surprise! The Nats still suck.

Are the Marlins still saving up for their new stadium?

I love the Marlins management! You want money? FU-you're gone!

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Originally posted 02:35 PM ET  11.11 by Atro Steals Yer Base

Surprise! The Nats still suck.

Are you trying to say that the Nats will SUCK this year? Well, that is a bit of a surprise considering they BLEW last year. :) 'Ello Atro!

Thats why they have a tough time drawing fans at the stadium. The second you really like a player, he is traded.