Jim Duquette of Sirius XM’s MLB Home Plate posed that question to Marlins President David Samson Tuesday during a live broadcast of the “Power Alley� show from Roger Dean Stadium. It’s certainly not a front burner issue for the club since Ramirez is signed through the 2014 season, but when the time comes the Marlins will have to make a big decision. Mauer signed for eight years and $184 million.

 

Ramirez can qualify for free agency going into his age 31 season. Assuming he remains one of the game’s top offensive players and can remain at shortstop over the next five years, that’s plenty young to cash in on another huge contract. A starting point might be five years at $20 million a season, and that’s a conservative estimate. Even if the Marlins go the Twins route and have a $100 million payroll at some point — can you imagine? — Samson cautioned against investing such a high percentage of the total outlay on one player. Here is his exchange with Duquette:

 

Duquette: “When I saw the Joe Mauer signing the other day one of the places my mind went was right here because of your shortstop. At some point you’re going to be faced with that difficult decision. Were you surprised at Minnesota’s ability to go that far?�

 

David Samson: “It’s funny. When I saw the signing the first thing I did was call [Marlins president of baseball operations] Admin [beinfest] and started doing the math and talking about Hanley because Hanley’s the type of guy we’d like to have retire as a Marlin and be the first Hall of Famer who spends his entire career with the Marlins. He’s obviously got a long way to go but that’s where I think he’s headed. Having said that, when you’re paying one player that much money it’s tough. That’s such a high percentage. Even if at a $100 million payroll, you’re paying one guy 23 percent, that’s not always a great formula for success. But, of course, the Twins have been so good they know what they’re doing. It’s something, obviously, we’re going to have to worry about but thank god not until 2015.�

 

 

 

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Well it is great to know that the organization really wants Hanley to spend his whole career here, I just hope we can afford him when the time comes to renew....

Signing Hanley when we did was a great move. We may lose him when he is 31, but he's one of the best in the game playing at an affordable rate and if we do lsoe him, at elast we didn't lose him in his prime like Miguel Cabrera. That one still makes me angry.

Of course the organisation wants to keep Hanley here throughout his career as he is a superstar, but they are going to say this to the media regardless of what future plans are. We are finally being seen in a better light with the long term deals to Hanley and JJ, increased payroll and the new stadium well on the way to opening. We may not keep Hanley once his current deal expires but if the organisation expressed any doubt at all about it then the national press would jump all over us and we would be back to square 1, being called cheapskates.

Zs my friend, zs.

Zs my friend, zs.

 

 

S is used in UK and Australia.

 

I know! Just having a little fun, mate :thumbup