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Saying that, I figured out how the Marlins can win back everyone in 1 move.
Sign Stanton. But sign him outrageously front loaded.
Give him $7/80, which is fair (and probably wouldnt even need to be that much with investment potential, no state income, being front loaded), however do something like this:
2013 - $15 million
2014 - $35 million
2015 - $10 million
2016 - $8 million
2017 - $5 million
2018 - $5 million
2019 - $2 million
On the field - you are paying Stanton when the rest of the team is club controlled and no other serious contracts are on the book, you are still bottom 3 in payroll 2013-2014, and you are then paying Stanton chump change in "contending" years to sign an extra huge free agent with the money you already paid to Stanton (let alone the other $50 million in payroll to get back to 2012 levels). The biggest asset of this organization right now is payroll flexibility, so use it. This would be brilliant to pay him while not contending.
MLB - Immediately gets off your back because your payroll commitment goes up huge and immediately reinvested 80% of Reyes money, which is a start
Samson - gets to say to media, "if we didnt intend to keep him, why are we paying him on the front." There accordingly will be a press conference with this signing saying we are doing this strategically to keep payroll as low as possible for free agency in 2015 and 2016 to add players while Stanton is cheap and kids get feets wet
Stanton - gets paid, and paid up front, and a free agent before 30
fan base - shown they are keeping stanton, have a plan (pay now, buy free agents when yelich/fernandez/etc feet wet), and stick with the team and this is the new day 1
if it doesnt work out - the marlins could surely trade stanton after 2015 for the biggest package known to man with 4/$20 as payroll obligation, and probably recoup millions paid out already as who wouldnt want stanton for even even 4/$60.
If they did that, I bet it's a total 180 for the organization and they would be the coolest.
My expectations are this does not even remotely happen.
Sign Stanton. But sign him outrageously front loaded.
Give him $7/80, which is fair (and probably wouldnt even need to be that much with investment potential, no state income, being front loaded), however do something like this:
2013 - $15 million
2014 - $35 million
2015 - $10 million
2016 - $8 million
2017 - $5 million
2018 - $5 million
2019 - $2 million
On the field - you are paying Stanton when the rest of the team is club controlled and no other serious contracts are on the book, you are still bottom 3 in payroll 2013-2014, and you are then paying Stanton chump change in "contending" years to sign an extra huge free agent with the money you already paid to Stanton (let alone the other $50 million in payroll to get back to 2012 levels). The biggest asset of this organization right now is payroll flexibility, so use it. This would be brilliant to pay him while not contending.
MLB - Immediately gets off your back because your payroll commitment goes up huge and immediately reinvested 80% of Reyes money, which is a start
Samson - gets to say to media, "if we didnt intend to keep him, why are we paying him on the front." There accordingly will be a press conference with this signing saying we are doing this strategically to keep payroll as low as possible for free agency in 2015 and 2016 to add players while Stanton is cheap and kids get feets wet
Stanton - gets paid, and paid up front, and a free agent before 30
fan base - shown they are keeping stanton, have a plan (pay now, buy free agents when yelich/fernandez/etc feet wet), and stick with the team and this is the new day 1
if it doesnt work out - the marlins could surely trade stanton after 2015 for the biggest package known to man with 4/$20 as payroll obligation, and probably recoup millions paid out already as who wouldnt want stanton for even even 4/$60.
If they did that, I bet it's a total 180 for the organization and they would be the coolest.
My expectations are this does not even remotely happen.
Is he still around ?
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