Stadium 14: Comerica park and Marlins trade history

The Marlins...like every other team in MLB...make lots of trades. Sometimes they are met with good intentions and sometimes they are not. The Marlins are always accused of firesales, and I want to look at a few to see what they were then and how they should be perceived now...

May 1998: What is known as one of the most lopsided trades in MLB history. The Marlins traded away Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile. The Marlins a week later so they would never have to pay Piazza, traded him to the Mets for Preston Wilson and randoms...

Yes he was a marlin!

Pro: Preston Wilson played four decent seasons with the Marlins even though he was a strikeout king! 
Con: Look at all the amazing names going elsewhere.... 

Result: This was absolutely a cost cutting measurement in which the Marlins lost out in a very big way!

2006:  Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Guillermo Mota were traded to the Red Sox for four minor-league prospects: shortstop Hanley Ramírez, and pitchers Aníbal Sánchez, Jesús Delgado, and Harvey García


Pro: Hanley Ramirez, as detrimental and a cancer as he was, did win a batting title for the Marlins. Anibal Sanchez was a stud and has one of the five no hitters in Marlins History. Mota was washed up and done. Mike Lowell (who I loved) was nearing the end of his career.

Con: Josh Beckett still had some amazing years left in him and that was tough to swallow. Jesus Delgado and Harvey Garcia never accounted for much.

Result: Marlins even in their market correction made the correct choice. They received two large pieces that produced more with less money than Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell did over what was left of their careers.

2012: Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, Emilio Bonifacio and cash considerations to Toronto for Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez,Jeff Mathis, Justin Nicolino, Anthony Desclafani and Jake Marisnick. Note: Yunel escobar was later traded to Tampa for Derek Dietrich


Pro: Marlins did shed a lot of salary but picked up so many pieces. Hechavarria is a budding star with the Marlins. Alvarez when healthy has no hit stuff as evidenced in 2012. Mathis has been an OK backup. Nicolino is now starting to see a future with the club. Desclafani would of been a great asset and he is one with Cincinnati. Marisnick just didn't fit here but has done ok elsewhere. Even Derek Dietrich has become a solid slugger with the Marlins

Cons: It looked bad? Reyes is a solid hitter but had many injury issues. Buerhle is dependable so thats a loss. Josh Johnson never recovered from TJ surgery. John Buck (puke!). Bonifacio never could get on base.

Result: Marlins made an amazing trade that everyone criticized! They made all the right decisions and came up on top even tough many though this was a bad trade. 

Finally this trade 2006: Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis for Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, Mike Rabelo, two random pitchers, and Burke Badenhop.


Pro: Badenhop threw a solid two seasons with the Marlins.... Willis really never panned out after this. 

Cons: Everything. This was one of the worst trades in MLB history. Maybin was a joke who could not get on base, Miller could not keep an ERA below 6 including all of his BB, Rabelo was a backup catcher at his best. Miguel Cabrera continues to be one of the best hitters in baseball almost ten years later!!! It is like getting rid of Stanton before his prime for peanuts. 

Result: In my eyes, one of the worst trades in MLB History!!!!!

Detroit hosed us and they play in

14. Comerica Park


Opened in 2000, Comerica park is located in downtown Detroit which has a horrendous reputation as being a terrible city. I will not change your mind as it is one of the worst, if not worst cities in America. It is isolated from many other things but located in a crummy park of town. The Detroit Lions stadium shares its neighboring.

I expected a terrible stadium but was shocked to see that it wasn't too bad. Tigers greet you everywhere you look at Comerica.



There is a love and passion for the Tigers that for a second makes you actually forget that you are in Detroit, Michigan. I did enjoy my time there and the fans were fun and friendly.

If it were located anywhere else in America, I would rate Comerica higher. The experience of being in that city is not very pleasurable with run down buildings and life everywhere... so sadly it stays at 14.

Next up: back to the twins!