Source: miami.cbslocal.com --- Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Derek Jeter was calm, cool and collected during his first appearance as a Major League Baseball owner. Jeter and ownership partner Bruce Sherman sat in front of a mass of media members at Marlins Park Tuesday, expressing excitement over their new positions atop the hierarchy of the Miami franchise. “I always wanted to be a Baseball owner,” Jeter said. “I’ve had my mind set on this for years and I’ve been focused on Miami for years.” Now the big question circles around what will happen to the Marlins current stable of major league players. Miami has a strong core of young, talented hitters that quietly led the ballclub to a solid offensive season. This season the Marlins finished 11th in the majors in runs scored (778), 10th in RBIs (743) and 3rd in batting average (.267). Miami’s outfield of Giancarlo Stanton (27), Marcell Ozuna (26) and Christian Yelich (25) is one of the best young groups in the majors both at the plate and in the field. J.T. Realmuto is widely viewed as one of the top all-around catchers in Baseball, and he’s only 26. First baseman Justin Bour has emerged one of the underrated power hitters in the NL. He’s the elder one of bunch at 29 years young. Here’s where things get interesting. Stanton’s salary jumps from $14.5 million in 2017 to $25 million next season. Yelich will make $7 million in 2018 after pulling in $3.5 million last season while Ozuna ha ...
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