Offishial News: Marlins protect 3 prospects; TV revenue stays 'effectively the same'

THOMAS JOSEPH · November 20, 2024

As always, so much information for the Fish Followers. Appreciate it.

I heard that Siri wasn't popular, so a trade seemed imminent.

The "even" money television deal is narrowly good to hear, but the lack of a long-term commitment contributes even more to the already high reluctance to commit to ostensibly affordable free agents.

Nick Martinez at S21m. I guess it was a crapshoot, especially for the Reds. It will, of course, be another miscalculation because baseball is afraid of its own shadows. Groupthink and fear of loss rule the roost.

rurrusuno · November 21, 2024

4 hours ago, THOMAS JOSEPH said:

As always, so much information for the Fish Followers. Appreciate it.

I heard that Siri wasn't popular, so a trade seemed imminent.

The "even" money television deal is narrowly good to hear, but the lack of a long-term commitment contributes even more to the already high reluctance to commit to ostensibly affordable free agents.

Nick Martinez at S21m. I guess it was a crapshoot, especially for the Reds. It will, of course, be another miscalculation because baseball is afraid of its own shadows. Groupthink and fear of loss rule the roost.

The Fish seem to always have short term deals with TV networks. Along with in person attendance, the number of households in South Florida that tune in to watch their games needs improvement.

From the list of former Marlins being HOF eligible, I'd say the only lock is Ichiro. I'd be surprised if he weren't selected unanimously. His first 11 seasons couldn't have gone any better for a player with Hall of Fame ambitions. Unfortunately, the other former Marlins listed don't really have the numbers worthy for the Hall.

One Regend · November 21, 2024

10 hours ago, rurrusuno said:

The Fish seem to always have short term deals with TV networks. Along with in person attendance, the number of households in South Florida that tune in to watch their games needs improvement.

From the list of former Marlins being HOF eligible, I'd say the only lock is Ichiro. I'd be surprised if he weren't selected unanimously. His first 11 seasons couldn't have gone any better for a player with Hall of Fame ambitions. Unfortunately, the other former Marlins listed don't really have the numbers worthy for the Hall.

I can maybe see Hanley Ramirez eclipse the 5% threshold, but I don't see him lasting past the second ballot. He had a 5-year run where he was consistently among the league's best. That might be just enough to allow him to not be a one-and-done. But the others? Yeah, no shot.

1993 fan from start · November 21, 2024

I can remember when Marlins had good tv rating. My understanding Marlins will never be over 12th in tv rating out of all teams . That won't happen again till more south states without mlb team start to carry them. from my years of watching .

THOMAS JOSEPH · November 22, 2024

On 11/20/2024 at 7:14 PM, rurrusuno said:

The Fish seem to always have short term deals with TV networks. Along with in person attendance, the number of households in South Florida that tune in to watch their games needs improvement.

From the list of former Marlins being HOF eligible, I'd say the only lock is Ichiro. I'd be surprised if he weren't selected unanimously. His first 11 seasons couldn't have gone any better for a player with Hall of Fame ambitions. Unfortunately, the other former Marlins listed don't really have the numbers worthy for the Hall.

I saw how the lighter, short-term deals really hurt the Expos over the years. It retarded planning and fan base growth - both of which exacerbated the team's narrow windows of opportunity. I suppose it is the proverbial Catch-22 for low-revenue teams. It seems inevitable that the next CBA will result in another work stoppage because the owners must defend the developmental system, or low-revenue teams have no chance. The alternative is to increase the CBT significantly. Of course, the MLBPA have their own ideas.

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