• The Marlins owe Dan Jennings the difference between his new salary and the $1.5 million they would have paid him this season if he hadn’t been fired. And the Marlins are fuming, and filed a grievance, because they’ve been told Washington is paying Jennings only $100,000 as a special assistant to general manager Mike Rizzo

 

...as per Barry Jackson today. Doesn't surprise me the Nats would lowball someone financially since they did the same to Bud Black. DJ won't care because one way or another he's still getting $1.5 million this year but sounds like the Nationals are taking advantage of the Marlins on this one.

 

 

Eh pretty sure the Nats have the right to pay him anything they want if he agrees to it. Marlins fired a guy under contract. Deal with it and pay him whatever you are obligated to pay.

 

 

Fuck Loria and Samson, pay up motherfuckers if not don't hire someone and fire them under contract like they do with everyone!

 

 

False. This is correct. Marlins signed edwin jackson for league minimum. Cubs are on hook for $12 million. Why anyone would want to pay edwin jackson $0.50 is beyond me but thats what happened. Marlins are cheapskates. Nationals are low ballers. Low ballers will take advantage of cheapskates. And marlins are not stupid enough to go half and half on the jackson contract.

 

 

Eh pretty sure the Nats have the right to pay him anything they want if he agrees to it. Marlins fired a guy under contract. Deal with it and pay him whatever you are obligated to pay.

 

Exactly. But marlins and loria and dunn and hand and the trade of cabrera and the rain delay opening day and the ozzie comments and the salty contract and the dismantlings and cody ross bashing us....bad things happen to us.

 

 

there is no chance marlins win this.

 

surprised jennings is having the nationals pay as much as they are honestly.  

 

 

Nationals should have paid one cent.

 

 

Nationals should have paid one cent.

 

You have overbid!

 

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Is there a collective bargaining agreement that governs these sort of deals with front office and management ? What I mean to say is what is the Marlins legal ground for this grievance ?

 

 

Exactly. But marlins and loria and dunn and hand and the trade of cabrera and the rain delay opening day and the ozzie comments and the salty contract and the dismantlings and cody ross bashing us....bad things happen to us.

To be fair, Huizenga has some fault in this too.

 

 

To be fair, Huizenga has some fault in this too.

 

I wonder how Marlins looked like if Huizenga still be the owner now.

 

 

• The Marlins owe Dan Jennings the difference between his new salary and the $1.5 million they would have paid him this season if he hadn’t been fired. And the Marlins are fuming, and filed a grievance, because they’ve been told Washington is paying Jennings only $100,000 as a special assistant to general manager Mike Rizzo

 

...as per Barry Jackson today. Doesn't surprise me the Nats would lowball someone financially since they did the same to Bud Black. DJ won't care because one way or another he's still getting $1.5 million this year but sounds like the Nationals are taking advantage of the Marlins on this one.

 

So the first game of Marlins vs Nationals of 2016 was "The Cheapskates vs The Low Ballers".

 

 

I don't think I can agree with u guys here. Forget the circumstances of Jennings' situation and firing here. If the Nationals hired DJ to be special assistant to the GM then he should be paid similarly to others with that same title. The Edwin Jackson situation is different because players sign for the major league minimum all the time. Unless you can tell me other "special assistants to the GM" sign for as low as Jennings did then I don't think the Nationals are right here. If that isn't the case the Marlins can win this case easily.

 

 

Is there a collective bargaining agreement that governs these sort of deals with front office and management ? What I mean to say is what is the Marlins legal ground for this grievance ?

The comparison to other teams salaries for the same job title is the legal ground for this, I would imagine. If no other person in that position is paid that low I think the Marlins have a case. Of course Admin has a strong point that Jennings agreeing to the salary could be what screws the Marlins over here but I still think the Marlins have a case here assuming, again, that Jennings salary is way below others in his position.

 

 

I don't think I can agree with u guys here. Forget the circumstances of Jennings' situation and firing here. If the Nationals hired DJ to be special assistant to the GM then he should be paid similarly to others with that same title. The Edwin Jackson situation is different because players sign for the major league minimum all the time. Unless you can tell me other "special assistants to the GM" sign for as low as Jennings did then I don't think the Nationals are right here. If that isn't the case the Marlins can win this case easily.

 

But if we win then what happened?the Nats need to rise DJ's salary or we paid fewer salary to DJ ?

 

 

There's a min salary for players in the CBA as mentioned, so players and teams can't do anything about it.

 

There is no rule for employers unless we are talking minimum wage. I guess technically they have to pay Jennings at least $10 an hour or whatever min wage is in DC. Beyond that, employer and employee agree on terms.

 

That being said, this was obviously intentional on DJ's part to agree to it but who can blame the guy? He gets the salary he expected to get and he makes his old employer pay it while making his new employer happier.

 

 

There's a min salary for players in the CBA as mentioned, so players and teams can't do anything about it.

 

There is no rule for employers unless we are talking minimum wage. I guess technically they have to pay Jennings at least $10 an hour or whatever min wage is in DC. Beyond that, employer and employee agree on terms.

 

That being said, this was obviously intentional on DJ's part to agree to it but who can blame the guy? He gets the salary he expected to get and he makes his old employer pay it while making his new employer happier.

 

I hate the Nats.

 

 

DJ got a really raw deal from the fish. He stepped up and ran the team when he was asked to and then in return, they show him the door. They signed a contract with him, he was willing to stay with the team and they fired him. They are therefore responsible to pay him. If he wants to work, he should be able to and it should be up to him (and his new employer) how that money goes. Marlins have no rights here and should lose this grievance.

 

 

DJ got a really raw deal from the fish. He stepped up and ran the team when he was asked to and then in return, they show him the door. They signed a contract with him, he was willing to stay with the team and they fired him. They are therefore responsible to pay him. If he wants to work, he should be able to and it should be up to him (and his new employer) how that money goes. Marlins have no rights here and should lose this grievance.

 

You're mixing up emotional connections to this thing with the facts. The Marlins mistreatment of DJ has nothing to do with this. 

 

This should simply be a matter of every team listing how much their "Special Assistants to the GM" make and comparing that to Jennings. If no other person in that job position is paid as low as Jennings the Marlins absolutely have a case. It is possible that there is no limit to how low the salary can go but I think the Marlins do have the right to question this situation.

 

I agree with you that DJ got a raw deal with the Marlins but that is actually irrelevant here.

 

 

Jennings is probably laughing about this thinking that's so Marlins 

 

 

I'm confused why some people think I am friends with DJ or even know the guy.  I never met DJ in my life. I don't know him and I definitely have no emotional connection to him! Its not just you [uSER=2328]@SilverBullet1929[/uSER], I see this lately here. Its odd.

 

 

Jennings is probably laughing about this thinking that's so Marlins 

 

Laughing all the way to the bank

 

 

DJ got a really raw deal from the fish. He stepped up and ran the team when he was asked to and then in return, they show him the door. They signed a contract with him, he was willing to stay with the team and they fired him. They are therefore responsible to pay him. If he wants to work, he should be able to and it should be up to him (and his new employer) how that money goes. Marlins have no rights here and should lose this grievance.

 

Loria fucked over DJ with no lube.  DJ even able to land a job so late in the game was pretty good.  

 

Marlins trying to cry foul over a situation they created is such a Loria thing.

 

 

I'm confused why some people think I am friends with DJ or even know the guy.  I never met DJ in my life. I don't know him and I definitely have no emotional connection to him! Its not just you [uSER=2328]@SilverBullet1929[/uSER], I see this lately here. Its odd.

 

You know I'm not serious about your connection to DJ man. I meant your emotional connection to the DJ firing as a Marlins fan, not as some personal friend of his.

 

 

You know I'm not serious about your connection to DJ man. I meant your emotional connection to the DJ firing as a Marlins fan, not as some personal friend of his.

 

Oh ok cause someone (I guess not you) seemed serious about it here recently. Him being my source I mean and I want to be clear that he isn't and never was.