Money men of all types have lined up to buy Jeffrey Loria’s Miami Marlins over these many months. WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.—Kind of figured it was going to be Derek Jeter all along, right? Wayne Huizenga owned the Marlins for the team’s first six seasons but his first love was the Miami Dolphins. Then there is Loria, who is 100 games below .500 in 16 seasons as the Marlins’ owner and soon will leave with a huge profit on the whole transaction. Here’s hoping that Jeter and the Marlins’ new bankrollers aren’t trying to climb the ladder in the same way, with this struggling franchise in Miami as the bottom rung.

Source: thestar August 15, 2017 22:07 UTC