Marlins' New Low

I have written about how bad the Marlins are this year.  Since then they have been a little better but they still hold the worst record in the majors.  I have also written about the low payroll of the Astros.  Now the Marlins have the best of both horrible horrible worlds.

Recently the Marlins traded Ricky Nolasco.  That means that the Marlins now officially have only one good player - Giancarlo Stanton - and he doesn't even want to be there.  Apparently Nolasco was one of Stanton's last friends on the team since everyone else got traded away last year.  The team won't even let him speak to the media because they know whatever he says is going to be bad.  Without Nolasco the Marlins highest paid player on their team is Placido Polanco who is making $2.75 million this season!  Polanco is currently hitting .245 with one home run and 12 RBIs.  Yikes.  Adeiny Hechavarria is also making $2.75 million this season while hitting .230 with two home runs.  To put those top two salaries in perspective the major league average salary is $3.2 million.  This team does have young talent but they will be bad for the next few years.

According to ESPN, the payroll for players currently on the Marlins and not on the DL is just over $17.9 million.  They have a third of the payroll of the team with the third lowest payroll in baseball (Rays).  They have less than 1/12th the payroll of the Yankees!  There are currently 24 players in MLB, 7 players in the NBA, 5 NBA players, and 4 NASCAR drivers that make more than the entire Marlins roster.

"Which is more embarrassing - the MLB Marlins team or this marlin being caught by a dude in a kayak?