Marlins rivals financial plans going forward are eye-opening

As we're concerned about how the upcoming season will go and hoping for some trades that will help the Miami Marlins, the New York Mets are making some fascinating revelations about their future spending plans. How will those financial plans affect The Fish and the division at large? How will future off-seasons go? What is the plan at this time?

Miami Marlins rivals are big spenders but for how long?

Steve Cohen is one of the best owners in the Major Leagues. I don't think that anyone can complain about how good he is at caring and spending on his team. It's just a shame that he owns the New York Mets and not the Miami Marlins. The Fish's principal owner Bruce Sherman does say that he's committed to winning, but we're yet to see anything more than a rebuild at this time.

It does look like even Steve Cohen has his payroll limits. The Mets owner told reporters recently:

"It always seems like ballplayers are more expensive than you think. Listen, I have the ability to spend if I have to. I want to win. And I want to put the best team I can on the field. But free agency is expensive. … Even this year, I had a thought of where I wanted to be, and I’ve already blown through it. And I really wanted to be there. And just circumstances created, ’all right, I have to adapt my thinking.'”

This certainly explains why the team went the cheap route with their pitching investments! Cohen has his payroll limits and has already blasted through them this off-season on the hitting side. I can't blame him, as he's still doing more than most owners.

This is both good and bad news for the rest of the division. On one hand we now know that he has his limits. On the other hand, we also know how serious he is about winning. He will still spend to win, he'll just do it carefully basically. Let's hope that one day the Miami Marlins can be in this situation. All we have is hope.