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The Marlins agreement on salary increases


From the best  sports business writer in South Florida, Sarah Talalay.

New Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner made the union’s annual spring stop at Roger Dean Stadium this morning to meet with the Florida Marlins.

It’s been two months since the release of the carefully worded settlement agreement among Major League Baseball, the Players Association and the Marlins requiring the team to increase its commitment of revenue sharing dollars to payroll as it moves toward its new ballpark’s opening, scheduled in 2012.

"We’re actually pleased with the way things have played out under the settlement," Weiner said after meeting with Marlins players. "We’ve said publicly what we’re going to say about the specifics, but I have no problem saying that so far, we’re pleased with the way things have played out."

Weiner said, of course, the union has concerns about other teams, which he wouldn’t name. He also wouldn’t say if he expects similar settlement agreements could be forged with other teams.

"I can’t predict that, I can’t say there is the level of attention that we’re paying is the same with respect to other teams as with the Marlins, and if it reaches the stage where we think that kind of agreement is appropriate, we’ll push for it."

It seems they are going after other teams, not that I care.  The Marlins really didn't agree to anything they hadn't said in public before.  But most other teams aren't in our sorry stadium revenue situation.  So it could get interesting, but I don't plan to pay much attention.

So, you ask, what is the point of this post.  Well, I'm glad you did, here it is:

Marlins pitcher Andrew Miller, the team’s player’s representative...

Did anyone know that Andrew Miller was the team's player's representative?  Because, I sure didn't.  Something about him being it, seems a bit odd to me.

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I’ve heard he’s a really smart guy so maybe he was chosen to be the rep due to that?

by Fluxuation on Mar 12, 2010 1:34 PM EST reply actions  

Miller

I’m pretty sure I saw it here some where…

Here it is, from the Marlins intelligencia post
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/fish_bytes/2010/03/era-vs-gpa.html

Andrew Miller — Supposedly kicked some serious butt on the SAT and breezed into the University of North Carolina, married a Duke girl, and was chosen to be the Marlins’ union player rep because of his brains. One of the knocks on Miller as a pitcher is that he thinks too much — overanalyzes. Chances are that, one day, he’ll figure it out.

by brickell on Mar 13, 2010 12:05 AM EST reply actions  

I'm sure he's a smart guy...

…but shouldn’t the player rep be a guy who’s guaranteed a roster spot? There’s a chance — a good chance — that Miller will be sent down to AAA ball to keep working on his delivery. What happens then?

Bass is a kind of fish.

by 3.3seconds on Mar 13, 2010 5:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Though actually...

…the only guy in that article who IS more or less guaranteed a spot is John Baker.

I think that says something — either something about catchers or something about the state of the Marlins’ roster.

Bass is a kind of fish.

by 3.3seconds on Mar 13, 2010 5:25 PM EST up reply actions  

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