What has transpired in the past few weeks is that 3 different respected long term baseball men have turned down the opportunity to work for a ballclub owned by our esteemed owner. There is a great deal of significance regarding this in both the short and long term. Does this situation also apply to potential free agent signings? Will other teams take advantage of this situation in future dealing with our GM who was specifically hired to follow this owner's biddings? Will the eventual manager who is chosen be of a second-rate nature? Of the most important consideration in this situation is the possibility, remote as it may seem, that these circumstances force this bastard to sell the team?

1 hour ago, Stanley J Makowski said:

What has transpired in the past few weeks is that 3 different respected long term baseball men have turned down the opportunity to work for a ballclub owned by our esteemed owner. There is a great deal of significance regarding this in both the short and long term. Does this situation also apply to potential free agent signings?

It's reasonable to assume that the Marlins are a less desirable workplace than most other MLB organizations, but I have a hard time believing that they would face real resistance if the compensation was appropriate. To overcome their bad reputation and secure their ideal candidates (whether it be coaches, players or other positions), they simply have to be willing to pay a little extra.

And there we have the problem, sticking out like a sore thumb.

On 11/8/2024 at 9:06 AM, Stanley J Makowski said:

What has transpired in the past few weeks is that 3 different respected long term baseball men have turned down the opportunity to work for a ballclub owned by our esteemed owner. There is a great deal of significance regarding this in both the short and long term. Does this situation also apply to potential free agent signings? Will other teams take advantage of this situation in future dealing with our GM who was specifically hired to follow this owner's biddings? Will the eventual manager who is chosen be of a second-rate nature? Of the most important consideration in this situation is the possibility, remote as it may seem, that these circumstances force this bastard to sell the team?

I hear you and those are legitimate musings. My thought is that Sherman will not (actually, cannot) sell the team because it has not appreciated. Has it lost value? Who knows. But what is absolutely true is a significant comeback under the Bendix plan will lift the team value/ROI. I suspect the CBA/CBT changes and TV issues will be hugely impactful, as well. Many see the antagonism coming to a head (the Pohlad heirs, Reinsdorf, the Lerners, and possibly even Moreno is Anaheim) and want to cash in now. Until all these things, 2027 at the earliest, it isn't likely Sherman could even sell if he wanted to, IMO.

On 11/8/2024 at 10:56 AM, Ely Sussman said:

It's reasonable to assume that the Marlins are a less desirable workplace than most other MLB organizations, but I have a hard time believing that they would face real resistance if the compensation was appropriate. To overcome their bad reputation and secure their ideal candidates (whether it be coaches, players or other positions), they simply have to be willing to pay a little extra.

I agree and that's reasonable within the relative context of the 30-team lure. It isn't that there were only three guys. There are hundreds who could legitimately be the manager. Hell, I'd like a former Expo, like Tim Wallach or Larry Parrish, just because! Hundreds. But, like any search, the group is winnowed down and then it plays out. They say the same things all the time - who would want that job, etc. Many were surprised with Venable, the crowned heir-apparent in Arlington. Also, frankly, I'm a hundred percent believer that loyalty and unanimity of purpose (with the FO strategy) is way more important than anything else, especially in this (analytics) era.