Re: Blue Jays Acquiring J.Reyes, J.Johnson and M.Buerhle
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/m...,2511400.story
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“I’m upset with how things turned out in Miami,” Buehrle said. “Just like the fans in South Florida, I was lied to on multiple occasions. But I’m putting it behind me and looking forward to moving on with my career.”
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“Throughout the recruiting process, the Marlins made repeated assurances about their long-term commitment to Mark and his family and their long-term commitment to building a winning tradition of Marlins baseball in the new stadium. This was demonstrated by their already completed signings of Ozzie, Heath Bell and Jose Reyes.
“At the same time, given the Marlins’ history, we were all certainly aware of and voiced concern about the lack of no-trade protection. This is unquestionably a business, and signing with the Marlins was a calculated risk. Mark held up his end of the bargain; unfortunately, the same can't be said of the Marlins.”
Re: Blue Jays Acquiring J.Reyes, J.Johnson and M.Buerhle
There is a reason why the Marlins refused to give a no trade clause. No one forced Reyes et al to sign.
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Originally Posted by
PuffyPig
There is a reason why the Marlins refused to give a no trade clause. No one forced Reyes et al to sign.
Exactly. Sure, the Marlins may have said they had no intention to trade them, in the end there was nothing stopping them from changing there mind. Buerhle has been around the game long enough to know that unless there is a no trade contract, you could very well be traded.
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At the same time, it's awful business to tell the player that there is absolutely no intent to trade the player, and then do so 1 year into the deal. That is not honest. Does not sound like there was situation that they explained if they had an awful year they would look to deal these players. Obviously they would not want to say that because it would make the lack of a no trade deal less attractive.
The Marlins set the tone for the future, and I except that there shenanigans will be a pretty big roadblock in attracting marquee playersa (whether developed in house) or not to long term deals.
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Originally Posted by
Patrick Bateman
At the same time, it's awful business to tell the player that there is absolutely no intent to trade the player, and then do so 1 year into the deal. That is not honest. Does not sound like there was situation that they explained if they had an awful year they would look to deal these players. Obviously they would not want to say that because it would make the lack of a no trade deal less attractive.
The Marlins set the tone for the future, and I except that there shenanigans will be a pretty big roadblock in attracting marquee playersa (whether developed in house) or not to long term deals.
That's why you get it in writing. If these guys didn't want to be traded, they should have insisted on a no-trade clause. Players should know enough in this day and age not to take clubs at their word. Even if someone is honest, all it takes is a change of ownership or change of management with a different opinion and they could still be moved without anyone having lied.
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Originally Posted by
Brutus
That's why you get it in writing. If these guys didn't want to be traded, they should have insisted on a no-trade clause. Players should know enough in this day and age not to take clubs at their word. Even if someone is honest, all it takes is a change of ownership or change of management with a different opinion and they could still be moved without anyone having lied.
I'm not saying that the players should not have been ready for this situation.
I'm just saying that the Marlins, from a business perspective are not going to get very far by misleading players. If they want to be a reasonable destination for talent, and I would assume any team would want to be, this behavior is not going to win anyone over. I bet most players see them as untrustworthy, and a joke.
Nonetheless, you are right, the players only have so much to complain about. If being traded meant so much, presumably they would have been willing to take less dollars to sign with a different team willing to give the NTC. The dollars won out, so hard to feel too sorry.
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I agree with you, Patrick. I'm just saying its happened enough in pro sports that players shouldn't be too surprised when it happens. Didn't Jimbo promise Shaw he wouldn't trade him then traded him to the Dodgers?
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Originally Posted by
CySeymour
I agree with you, Patrick. I'm just saying its happened enough in pro sports that players shouldn't be too surprised when it happens. Didn't Jimbo promise Shaw he wouldn't trade him then traded him to the Dodgers?
Yup, about 15 minutes later.
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Marlins did a crummy thing here. Good luck landing free agents without paying a hefty premium in the future. Both on account of their lying and on their "blow-it-up" mentality.
But players need to be on top of things. If Mark didn't want to play in Toronto, the onus is on him to sign with a team offering a no-trade, not just take some snake-oil salesman word for it.
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These shenanigans by the Marlins have pretty much doomed their franchise to eternal mediocrity or worse, IMHO. Good luck getting any quality free agent to sign there from here on out. Good luck extending Stanton to a contract now, like the Reds did Bruce/Cueto.
If I'm Stanton, I demand a trade now.
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Vottomatic
These shenanigans by the Marlins have pretty much doomed their franchise to eternal mediocrity or worse, IMHO. Good luck getting any quality free agent to sign there from here on out. Good luck extending Stanton to a contract now, like the Reds did Bruce/Cueto.
If I'm Stanton, I demand a trade now.
Kinda like how it doomed then after the firesale in 1997?
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*BaseClogger*
Kinda like how it doomed then after the firesale in 1997?
They aren't coming off a World Series title this time.
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Vottomatic
They aren't coming off a World Series title this time.
And they didn't just con the taxpayers into paying for a brand new stadium with the promise of the team being competitive.
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*BaseClogger*
Kinda like how it doomed then after the firesale in 1997?
Totally different circumstances. This is the THIRD time this has happened. They're trying to draw fans to that team that in the past have shunned them. Yes, they've lucked their way into a few world titles. Doesn't change the fact that they've alienated and killed most of their fanbase. They can't build a bond with any of their players. We've got Votto, Bruce, Cueto, Latos, Chapman, Phillips, etc. The Reds can plaster those faces all over the city and say Come watch them play! And you know what? They'll be around a long, long time. Can the Marlins do that with ANYONE? Even Stanton? Really hurts them in marketing and in staying credible.