Barry Jackson's most recent column in the Miami Herald contains the following sentence:
"Among their top free agents, the Marlins are trying to re-sign Ross Gload but haven't made an offer to Nick Johnson and don't believe they can afford Kiko Calero."
A quick check confirms that Calero made $600,000 last year.
THE DUDE* MADE $600,000 LAST YEAR AND THE MARLINS DON"T THINK THEY CAN AFFORD HIM?!
Calero did have a nice year last year with a 1.95 ERA but he is 34 years old and has never made more than $1.6 million a year and this was years ago in his "prime".
He will just have to find a another team to pay him $700,000 or maybe even an even $1 million next year.
Forget a salary cap. When do we get a salary floor?
*He is so much of an afterthought that I cannot find a major league card for him so this prospect card will have to do.
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