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Originally Posted by octothorp
That was basically a complete accident. They have, in my opinion, the worst owner in baseball, Loria, who is committed to spending the absolute minimum so that he can capitalize on the revenue sharing system within the league. The Marlins payroll is 14 million, total. I think the MLB needs to take a really serious look at having a salary floor next time their CBA is up for renewal.
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The Marlins' payroll wasn't that low the last time they won. They went on the fire sale to end all fire sales (it may rank second only to the one they did after winning in '97) this off-season.
I think, with the small number of teams that make the playoffs, that its virtually impossible to get in by accident. They had success using a different model than the Yankees because they couldn't afford that model.
IMO The big fire sale happened this time around because Loria saw that no new stadium was forthcoming in Miami so he was not willing to absorb catastrophic losses in the short term to I guess ... invest in gains later.
I read a while back that the Marlins couldn't possibly break even (let alone turn a profit) with their current lease; not even if they sold out every single game they could possibly play at home ... 81 regular season, 11 playoff. Revnue sharing wasn't factored in to this ... but I believe this was at a time when the Marlins did have a decent payroll (I think maybe even when they last won the World Series).