June 26, 2007
Year of the Snagged Trade
Jacque Jones appears to be going to Florida, but the deal hit a snag:
Jones, 31, has been traded, according to the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, but the deal has hit a "major snag," a major-league source told FOXSports.com. As of 6:20 p.m. ET, the Cubs had yet to inform Jones that he had been dealt, another source said.
The snag likely involves money -- Jones is earning $4 million this season and $5 million next season. The low-revenue Marlins almost certainly would require the high-revenue Cubs to pay the majority of Jones' remaining salary as part of the deal.
Stay tuned. However, I don't really see how a player with a .623 OPS helps the Marlins. The current group Florida uses in center isn't good, but they're better than that.
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Hey if you can get a player and have the other team pay much of the guys paycheck, why not? I don't understand how/why teams do that. It must have to do with freeing up next years payroll too, I guess.
Hey if you can get a player and have the other team pay much of the guys paycheck, why not? I don't understand how/why teams do that. It must have to do with freeing up next years payroll too, I guess.