05 September, 2017
Jeter, who will oversee the Marlins' baseball decisions, plans to cut the payroll from $115 million down to $80-85 million if they retain Giancarlo Stanton and all the way down to $55 million if they deal the slugger. He did it again in the Marlins' 7-2 loss Monday to the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park.
Stanton hit the home run off Washington starter A.J. Cole. That means Stanton has the rest of Monday night's contest - he hit No. 53 in the fifth inning - and 25 more games to add to his total.
A source told the Miami Herald that the lens is worth $50,000. To give up right from the get go would be to admit openly that professional baseball isn't worth the effort in Miami, and if the new ownership group can't commit to doing what's right for the franchise and its fans, then they shouldn't be allowed to purchase the team. "But just the way, he's taking what they're giving". The Marlins lost three of four at home to the Phillies, culminated by Sunday's 3-1 loss in 12 innings. "When you don't hit, people ask what's wrong".
"We seem a little exhausted, that's all", Stanton told reporters, according to the Herald. That's what a long season does. "How are you going to come out of it, really".
The Washington Nationals look for another win after winning six of their last nine games.
More than three months later, the Marlins (67-70) are in playoff contention, although they trail the Colorado Rockies by six games and are also behind the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals in a battle for one final playoff spot in the National League wild-card race.
Stanton's shot to right field put him on pace with Roger Maris, who hit 61 home runs back in 1961. The Nationals and Marlins resume their three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday at Marlins Park.
