It's official! Derek Jeter is out as a minority owner of the Miami Marlins. And I really mean minority since he only had a 4% stake. He only put up $25 Mil in the initial sale, which he earned back in his salary over the last five years. The only thing he has done in his time in Miami is fix the farm system and acquire pitchers, but he hasn't helped the team in a competitive way. The Marlins did make the playoffs in a shortened season but counts a playoff appearance either way. But does one playoff appearance and a fixed farm system constitute success? For Jeter, no. For the Marlins, yes. The Marlins have two ace's when they are healthy in Sixto Sanchez and Sandy Alcantara and a new up and comer in Jazz Chisholm. The farm system can be used as a trade asset for the upcoming season/trade deadline to acquire some sort of hitting or the can decide to get out of the bottom ten in spending in the MLB. With the DH being in both league now the Marlins need to fill that role with either a big name or a big bat. As it stands the Marlins are second to last with a payroll of $60 million compared to the Mets in the same division who spent $240 million on payroll so far for the upcoming season. If the season does happen I expect the Marlins to compete for one of those extended playoff spots but ultimately not do anything in the playoffs.
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