Marlins Sign Castillo

No, not Luis. The Marlins continued their penny pinching ways by signing former Pirate Jose Castillo to potentially fill in the void left by the recently traded Miguel Cabrera. I bring this up only because I find it amusing how they are actually planning on fielding a baseball team this season. Honestly what's the point? Attendance will be horrible as usual, the team will win 45 games, and any prospects that might play up to their potential will just be put on the future trading block.

No offense to Mr. Castillo, but when you trade away the faces of your franchise, the next noticeable transaction you make isn't exactly going to make up for that betrayal. Few other franchises in sports are so obvious about being a business. The Marlins make a boatload off revenue sharing and stand to make millions more once the stadium is built. That's the only reason why they even have a roster. Obviously it's naive to believe any franchise has a higher purpose than to make money, but it would be nice to try to win some games and keep some fan loyalty now and then wouldn't it?