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For less, the Marlins have had success generating more.
The organization has found a way to maximize its dollars and still field a competitive product.
The 2010 Opening Day payroll, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, was $47,429,719, roughly a $10 million increase from 2009.
The Marlins have new ballpark opening in 2012. With the security of the building, along with new revenue streams, payroll projections are expected to climb in the upcoming years.
But just how much will the increase be?
Indications are the 2011 payroll will be slightly higher in 2011. So look for the figure to be in the $50 million range.
In 2012, the first year of the new ballpark, the climb is expected to be in the $55-$60 million range.
Key for the payrolls the next couple of years is the cost of the retractable-roof building in the Little Havana section of Miami. Thus far, everything has been on budget and on schedule. There always is a chance for some unforeseen costs.
If everything runs smoothly, the most dramatic jump in payroll should come as early as 2013. Then, there is a chance the leap in payroll could be towards the middle of the MLB pack. So in three years, the payroll could escalate to about $80 million, a figure the franchise has never seen.
The two big salaries the club already has for 2011 are Hanley Ramirez ($11 million) and Josh Johnson ($7.75 million). So those two are taking up $18.75 million of the expected $50 million payroll next year.
In 2012, Ramirez and Johnson will combine to make $28.75 million.
The Marlins have the flexibility to offer Dan Uggla and Ricky Nolasco multi-year contracts. The organization is expected to pursue locking both of them up after the season.
Uggla, who has 139 career homers, is closing in on Mike Lowell's all-time home run record of 143. He should achieve that by September, and build on it in the future. Nolasco, who has 50 career wins, is second on the Marlins' all-time list behind Dontrelle Willis (68).
-- Joe Frisaro
The organization has found a way to maximize its dollars and still field a competitive product.
The 2010 Opening Day payroll, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, was $47,429,719, roughly a $10 million increase from 2009.
The Marlins have new ballpark opening in 2012. With the security of the building, along with new revenue streams, payroll projections are expected to climb in the upcoming years.
But just how much will the increase be?
Indications are the 2011 payroll will be slightly higher in 2011. So look for the figure to be in the $50 million range.
In 2012, the first year of the new ballpark, the climb is expected to be in the $55-$60 million range.
Key for the payrolls the next couple of years is the cost of the retractable-roof building in the Little Havana section of Miami. Thus far, everything has been on budget and on schedule. There always is a chance for some unforeseen costs.
If everything runs smoothly, the most dramatic jump in payroll should come as early as 2013. Then, there is a chance the leap in payroll could be towards the middle of the MLB pack. So in three years, the payroll could escalate to about $80 million, a figure the franchise has never seen.
The two big salaries the club already has for 2011 are Hanley Ramirez ($11 million) and Josh Johnson ($7.75 million). So those two are taking up $18.75 million of the expected $50 million payroll next year.
In 2012, Ramirez and Johnson will combine to make $28.75 million.
The Marlins have the flexibility to offer Dan Uggla and Ricky Nolasco multi-year contracts. The organization is expected to pursue locking both of them up after the season.
Uggla, who has 139 career homers, is closing in on Mike Lowell's all-time home run record of 143. He should achieve that by September, and build on it in the future. Nolasco, who has 50 career wins, is second on the Marlins' all-time list behind Dontrelle Willis (68).
-- Joe Frisaro
It's Frisaro, so take it with the appropriate giant grain of salt. But uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh $55-60 million with a new stadium opening?
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