Marlins Trade Everyone to Toronto, Receive lifetime supply of Maple Syrup

[Swifty]

The players are whatever. But why the fuck are the Marlins sending $4 million? What an arbitrary (sounding) number when you're talking $170 or whatever it is. Like that would have been a deal breaker if Marlins said no to that. Don't really care either way but its strange to me.

It probably keeps them (TOR) below a tax threshold. They just took on a shit ton of money while already having a decent sized payroll.

[Fritz]

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[TheMendozaLine]

In lieu of paper bags, I propose we all show up on Opening Day wearing these:


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[MiamiHomer]

yay

So the Marlins chose him over Gose...(not that would have made an overall difference to this disaster of a deal)

[HUGG]

BA's Toronto top 10, published last week

TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Travis d'Arnaud, c
2. Jake Marisnick, of
3. Noah Syndergaard, rhp
4. Aaron Sanchez, rhp
5. Justin Nicolino, lhp
6. Roberto Osuna, rhp
7. Marcus Stroman, rhp
8. Adeiny Hechavarria, ss
9. D.J. Davis, of
10. John Stilson, rhp

Best Changeup Justin Nicolino
Best Control Justin Nicolino

Best Defensive Infielder Adeiny Hechavarria
Best Infield Arm Adeiny Hechavarria

Best Defensive OF Jake Marisnick
Best Outfield Arm Jake Marisnick

[MiamiHomer]

Still can't believe they didn't get D'Arnaud when you send a team JJ, Reyes, Buehrle, Boni.

[Beef]

Should've looked into Zunino

[Anonymous]

D'Arnaud and Syndergaard should be Marlins right now.

[Chewford]

Still can't believe they didn't get D'Arnaud when you send a team JJ, Reyes, Buehrle, Boni.

We were blown away!

[jOOj]

MLBnet's response was pretty much "C'Mon! One time?".

[Todd]

We were blown away!

Blown away=no longer have to pay large contracts

[Mainge]

Blown away=no longer have to pay large contracts

You're back!

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Just got home from watching Skyfall (title seems appropriate for today, huh?) and gettin bombarded with tweets during the movie. Good thing I saw it on Friday night with another friend. Now I'm reading the sportwriters reports. Crasnick has some amusing parts if you can get passed the being pissed off part. Some highlights.

It sounds a little trite to say "what a difference a year makes" in assessing the state of the Miami Marlins, but that's basically where things stand at the moment. The franchise that knows no shame -- and has a long and illustrious history of slashing and burning -- has sunk to new and previously unimaginable depths.

The Marlins began the 2012 season as a highly publicized, potentially combustible assortment of mismatched parts. They quickly devolved into a dysfunctional, rudderless reality show of a mess. And in the course of a few hours Tuesday evening, they became downright unrecognizable.

The biggest regret for Marlins fans -- other than the team's 110-loss roster-in-waiting -- is the fact that Ozzie Guillen is no longer around to tweet about it.

And the Marlins? Other than Giancarlo Stanton busting a few scoreboard parts, Justin Ruggiano refrigerator magnet night and exceedingly short waits on the season-ticket-sale hotline, they don't have a whole lot to offer in 2013.

The outrage in South Florida was palpable when the Marlins packed off Ramirez to the Dodgers and sent Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante to Detroit at the July non-waiver trade deadline. That flurry of activity was perceived as a "sell-off" at the time. In hindsight, it was just an appetizer for an all-you-can-trade Jeffrey Loria smorgasbord.

The damage to the Marlins' "brand" is impossible to calculate. The franchise boldly ripped it up and started fresh after world championships in 1997 and 2003, but things are different this time around. Fans can tolerate slashing and burning if it's done with a dose of conviction or a long-range plan -- or better yet, on the heels of a parade. When a team lards up its roster and trumpets a "new era" in conjunction with a new ballpark, then completely changes course in the span of a few months, it's a recipe for anger, cynicism and empty seats. Lots and lots of empty seats.

[Todd]

D'Arnaud not being involved is unacceptable.

[Bobbob1313]

Oh man, "blown away" is so good. Troll forever, Marlins ownership.