Did a live start in 2024 off-season, offloaded Sandy, Luzardo, Burger, Declan Cronin and Calvin Faucher.

I was actually last in the division for the majority of the year until we made a late surge to clinch the Wild Card.

Swept the Phillies in the NLCS and beat the Mariners in the WS in 5. Had the 30th ranked payroll with $44M.

From a Miami Herald article earlier this year:

Former Marlins CEO Derek Jeter had exclusive control over the negotiations with García and his agent Gene Mato after meeting face-to-face with in Coral Gables. Jeter notably said he wanted to look García in the eye when he met with Mato and García. That one meeting led to the deal.

The infamous breakfast meeting that led to one of the worst free agent signings in franchise history.

If the FO's spending in recent years has been any indication, we should hardly expect many moves to be made this year that push us to contention.

But let's pretend that Sherman decided to hire you as the general manager. What are some moves you'd make to push the Marlins closer to October baseball?

I understand the "baseball thinking" behind shipping away some of the more popular players (Arraez, Jazz, etc.), but I can't wrap my head around some of the "cultural" decisions this organization makes.

Paul is literally one of the best PBP guys in MLB. He only doesn't have legend status because he's been employed by the Marlins for the last seven years. I really hope we learn more about why he was let go. Obviously, there's a lot of craziness with the RSNs (Diamond Sports) right now, but if this was a "money decision" I really want to know how much they'd be saving by replacing him.

Even if Paul is owed a raise, he's probably worth it. He does an amazing job at making bad on-build talent an entertainment product worth seeking out.

Keep in mind that Jeter and Loria basically said "fuck fan preferences" when they canned Waltz and Hutton. Jeter didn't like Waltz's style and wanted someone else. Loria basically buckled to journeyman asshole players who whined and complained to him when Hutton said anything negative. And Loria got pissed whenever Hutton criticized the park's absurdly stupid dimensions.

It's technically Bally/Fan Duel Sports that makes these decisions, but the team itself has a lot of sway and influence. When Hutton and Waltz were let go, ownership preferences were obviously huge factors even if they said it came down to "money."

Then I have no clue what they are thinking about their hideous, soulless insurance company uniforms that have long overstayed their welcome. Yes, some fans like the blue jersey (it's still meh to me IMO), but I firmly believe that the fanbase would be served and more connected if they simply went back to the OG teal.

This is a poverty organization but they could be doing these "small things" to sustain fan interest.

I have been a Marlins fan since the beginning in 1993. We are incredibly fortunate to have a team that has won 2 World Series over the last 31 years, when several teams (Rockies, Padres, Rays, and Brewers) haven’t even won one.

In light of our recent mediocrity, I thought it would be worth laying out the current state of our ownership for discussion.

1. Bruce Sherman’s ownership group was selected in 2017 over others, including one led by Jorge Mas, likely because Sherman’s group included Derek Jeter.

2. Upon buying the Marlins, Bruce Sherman became the “poorest” owner in all American professional sports with a net worth of $500 million.

3. Sherman’s background is in wealth management, with large clients such as the Collier family who are responsible for developing Naples and surrounding areas. He has no prior baseball ownership experience on his resume. He lives in Boca Raton and Naples.

4. Sherman is 75 years old, and I’m not aware of any health issues. Also not sure if he plans to leave the Marlins to any children, nor whether or not they have any interest in inheriting the team from him.

5. Since Sherman took over in 2017, the Marlins have had 3 different managers. Derek Jeter left in 2022 after reportedly having a different vision for the team. Kim Ng left in 2023 after Sherman tried to hire someone over her. And Skip Shumaker left in 2024 despite taking the Marlins to the playoffs for the first time since 2003 (2020 was an expanded playoffs due to COVID).

6. The Marlins had the 26th highest payroll out of 30 in 2024, and 24th highest payroll in 2023, which was a playoff year.

7. The highest average attendance during Sherman’s tenure was 20,395 in 2017 (the year he took over). In 2024, the Marlins averaged 13,425).

8. In the last year, other events at LoanDepot Park, including the World Baseball Classic, Caribe Series and Savannah Bananas sold out - showing that the fans are there, but the product on the Marlins’ field isn’t a draw.

9. Under Sherman, he has continued the tradition of trading away players that are productive and popular. Some of them are JT Realmuto, Justin Bour, Christian Yellich, Giancarlo Stanton, Luis Arraez, Jazz Chisholm, Zac Gallen, Starling Marte, Marcel Ozuna, and Pablo Lopez.

10. The Marlins (along with the Rays) have had grievances filed against them for not spending the money they receive in revenue sharing. Which, without explanation, means Sherman is pocketing the money the league is sending him instead of putting it back into payroll and generating a better product.

All of this points to Sherman being the problem. He isn’t willing to spend money, he cannot work with anyone, and when our players start to produce, he trades them away instead of paying them what they are worth.

As a longtime Marlins fan, I believe Sherman needs to go. If you look at other South Florida franchises, we can and should be doing better. The Dolphins, while not great, have great players and nearly sell out every game. The Panthers won their first Stanley Cup last season and are selling out games. Jorge Mas, who should be the Marlins’ owner, brought in Lionel Messi and Inter Miami sells out nearly every game. There have been times recently when the Heat have been competitive and also regularly sold out. So why not the Marlins?

I'm planning to cool marlins hat for black friday but got into confusion with these 3 identical items on anazon From left to right, the price is 38 then 26 then 20 dollars

I received this jersey from MLB shop and noticed that it's missing the marlins logo on the left sleeve as advertised on their website. Did someone return a fake and got sent to me? The tag was also ripped which I found weird.

https://imgur.com/a/marlins-sugar-kings-jersey-JfIqMpW

I’ve searched every depth of the internet for this info and nothing. Do they drop randomly?

Bendix nearing decision. You guys think it’s McCullough?

just became a fan of the marlins, because i’m looking to get into baseball (im already a dolphins fan) and I’ve heard the team isn’t exactly successful right now. how many sleepless nights are coming my way?