The Marlins should be spenders after a major MLB decision and other notes

Are you tired of waiting for Miami Marlins owner Bruce Sherman to start spending on the team? I've been saying for a long time that he should and he may finally have no excuse not to. The MLB and MLBPA made major changes to the CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), and these changes may start affecting future off-seasons! There's also some news on the division rivals...

Will the Miami Marlins finally start to spend some money?

The MLB and MLBPA agreed to divert more money to teams that lost television revenue. The funds will come from teams paying the competitive balance tax. Teams will receive $15 million each at most, which isn't too much, but it's still a start. Any time that a team receives more money there's a question of whether that team will spend more. Will the Miami Marlins?

As I already said earlier, $15 million isn't really that much money in today's market. It's enough to pay one decent free agent's salary for a year I guess. It's not enough to bring in some legitimate stars. Maybe if The Fish add say $5 million, it could pay for some bounce back star's deal...if he's interested in signing with The Fish of course.

More money is needed but it's a start. Team owners should be forced to spend on improving their teams, or to sell them if they can't afford to do so. If The Fish don't spend that money on improving the roster, some questions surely have to be asked about this strange situation.

In other news, another division rival team lost a player to injury. RHP Christian Scott is going on the IL with a UCL injury. This could end the young pitcher's season, which is always sad to hear. Scott currently has a 4.56 ERA/4.57 FIP, with 7.4 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9, in 9 games and 47.1 innings pitched. While he certainly isn't an ace, he looks like a solid arm for the back of the rotation.

Hopefully Christian Scott doesn't need Tommy John Surgery and hopefully the Miami Marlins finally start spending more soon.