FLORIDA MARLINS 2009 PAYROLL FORECAST; INCLUDING REVENUE SHARING
FLORIDA MARLIN
PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT:
Hanley Ramirez $11,600,000.00
Andrew Miller $1,325,000.00
Cameron Maybin* $390,000.00
*Dallas McPherson $425,000.00
Sergio Mitre $1,200,000.00
Wes Helms $3,750,000.00
Total $18,690,000.00
ARBITRATION:
NEW CONTRACTS
Alfredo Amezaga $ 3,750,000.00
Arthor Rhoades $ 3,750,000.00
Cody Ross $ 3,750,000.00
Dan Uggla $ 3,750,000.00
Jeremy Hermida $ 3,750,000.00
JOHN BAKER $ 390,000.00
Jorge Cantu $ 3,750,000.00
Josh Willingham *
Justin Miller $ 1,325,000.00
Kevin Gregg $ 3,750,000.00
Logan Kensing $ 1,325,000.00
Luis Gonzalez $ 3,750,000.00
Mark Hendrickson *
MATT TREANOR $ 3,750,000.00
Mike Jacobs *
Chris Volstad $ *
Ricky Nolasco $ 3,750,000.00
Scott Olsen $ 1,325,000.00
Total New Contract Payroll $ 41,865,000.00
New additions to Marlin roster
acquired through offseason
trades
TRADE ACUIQSITIONS: #1
TRADE ACUIQISITION #2:
TRADE ACUIQISITION #3:
Marlin Payroll total:
Florida Marlin Contract Breakdown 2009:
Marlin players under contract $ 18,690,000.00
League minimum contracts $ 6,252,500.00
Arbitration contracts $ 44,515,000.00
Trade acquisitions: $ 12,500,000.00
Felix Hernandez $1,500,00
Edinson Volquez $1,500,00
Matt Holliday $9,500,00
Total $ 81,957,500.00
Operating revenue
Regular- season game receipts $16,756,000 Local TV, Radio and cable $15,353,000 Post- season All other local operating revenue $4,037,000 Local operating revenue $36,146,000 National revenue $24,401,000
Total operating revenue $32,109,000.00
OPERATING EXPENSES
TOTAL Player compensation & benefit plan ($ 81,957,000.00) National and other local expenses ($ 46,204,000.00)
Total operating expenses (Loss) ($128,161,000.00)
2009 Florida Marlin revenues and expenses forecast (Loss)
Total operating Revenue
Total operating Revenue $32,109,000.00 Total operating Expenses $132,161,000.00
Income (Loss)from baseball operations $100,052,000.00
It’s a function of revenues, and we were not really able to derive any revenues out of this facility, as we get closer to the (new) stadium, those things will change. We need to be in that facility.”
At the end of 2008, the Marlins have received about $200 million in revenue sharing
“It depends what the deal looks like. In cities where the public has fully built the stadium, I can understand the expectations for the payroll to be high. In a community where right now we've offered the fourth-largest contribution in the history of new stadiums, there is certainly a correlation between that contribution and what the payroll can be. So if we have to go even higher to get a deal done here, it will impact our payroll.” Loria said.
…in 2007 the Marlins were valued at $244,000,000 an increase of $100,500,000...
Forbes estimates that the value of the club can expect to jump at least $40 million in value in the new stadium’s first year of operation
Loria and Samson have consistently refused to open their books to public scrutiny
Therefore, using these few numbers without selling a ticket or hot dog, yet alone receiving national TV money, local TV and radio revenue, or a nickel for MLB*AM over eight freaking years do you think they’re starving in South Florida? These numbers aren’t hard and fast obviously, but they do demonstrate that Loria and Samson have been made incrediblywealthy by simply owning the team.
