The Entire Trade History of the Marlins (Part One)

From ownership changes to midseason firings to MVP and Cy Young winners sent out of town, the core that connects all of these Florida Marlins stories is the art of the trade. So, let's comb through every last one.
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Sources (in order):
- 1997 Fire Sale, NY Times: www.nytimes.com/1998/10/18/ma...
- 1997 Fire Sale WAR totals, Fansided: marlinmaniac.com/2010/02/26/w...
- Dombrowski on Fire Sale, ESPN: www.espn.com/blog/boston/red-...
- Mike Piazza Trade, NBC Sports: www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/th...
- Sale of Marlins to Loria, SABR: sabr.org/bioproj/topic/miami-...
- Marlins Sign Pudge, ESPN: www.espn.com/mlb/news/2003/01...
- 2003 Marlins, The Athletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/4901...
Music (in order):
• Pokemon Platinum OST :...
• The Simpsons Hit & Run...
• Hip Hop Rap Instrument...
• Keddie - Loxbeats (No ...
• Underground Stars - Lo...
• Soleanna New City - So...
• Summertime Love - LAKE...
• [Success] Title Screen...
• Yuzzy - Running Wild |...
• Maarif - Soyb & Amine ...
• Introspection - Mona W...
• Sorrow - Sappheiros (N...
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[@thatoneoshawott5826]

This video is going to be outdated in 3 months

[@Drogon7102]

It is part 1 lmao

[@rcblue6265]

Months? I think you mean weeks

[@thatoneoshawott5826]

@@rcblue6265 weeks for second trade of fire sale, deadline for when everything goes

[@Ian00003]

Best Unova starter fr

[@DigiRangerScott]

Drogon’s right. It’s the last part that will easiest be outdated

[@jadprinz482]

Fun fact: Gary Sheffield told the Dodgers to buy him a house for 3 million dollars for him to waive his no trade clause. He wasn’t happy about leaving no state income tax Florida for high tax state of California. The Dodgers agreed and bought him a house.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Not just that, he also told them to pay his taxes for 1998 as well. He only even considered waving his no trade clause as a favor to Charles Johnson. Definitely drove a hard bargain.

[@DODGERBLUE55]

And yet…they wouldn’t just give Piazza a 7th year. Fox traded him out of spite

[@SmoothCriminal12]

@@DODGERBLUE55 They also gave Kevin Brown 7 years 100+ million the very same off-season. Why couldn't they have given that to Piazza is beyond me.

[@arjumahalanabish9913]

Already heard this on SB naton

[@AlexEich]

I'm Shocked his isn't titled "How Miami constantly stuck their dingledoo in the meat grinder and somehow still won 2 world series."

[@JabroniBaseball]

Going to need a new update every 3 months for this series lmao

[@Jasontyo]

Thank you Jolly. The Marlins have been my favorite team since their inaugural season and they are such an enigma still. Go Fish.

[@kenw2225]

99 was my last season as a 11 year old. Especially after 97 disbanding crushed my heart

[@Based_Proletariat]

Thanks for reminding me why I gave up on the Marlins 😓

[@TheOGSticks11]

No, no. The Marlins gave up on you. And all of these players. And winning the World Series.

[@enthusiastofcute]

Nah, The Marlins are the ones who gave up on their fans. It’s almost like they are a feeder team for other teams with the way they operate

[@evrbody]

The Marlins have zero division titles and two world championships.

[@asdfaeou]

You know it's a Jolly video because at 15:27 when he shows the standings, there is a Gold Star next to the Mets, indicating he has saved them on that particular device as his favorite team.

[@Jasontyo]

Is it safe to say the Marlins would be a top tier franchise without terrible greedy ownership?

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Indeed for the mid 90’s and early 2000’s they would have been a contender every year

[@jacksonmcmahon4147]

Yeah we have an insane trade history. Even when you narrow it down to since I really started following in 2012 (my parents are OG fans, and I’ve watched them my entire life too) we’ve traded: Stanton, Yelich, JT, Ozuna, Zac Gallen (for Jazz), Luis Arraez, Jon Berti, and much more.

[@highlyglobal]

My man, you consider Berti a part of that class of player?

[@kristopherwilson506]

@@highlyglobal marlins legend Jon Berti should absolutely be in that class!

[@sendAJtospace]

@@highlyglobal Funny enough, Jon Berti was invaluable when he was here Loved him and Garrett Hampson as utility guys, but of course, we can’t have good baseball in Miami if it’s not the WBC or the Caribbean Series.

[@intellectualmind9512]

I’m still a die hard Marlins fan but I have adopted the Cardinals as my other team since moving to St Louis. So thank you for making this video! Makes me sad all the trades we have made especially the Miggy one

[@jossmoe123]

Dang, you might have a rough 2024 😢😭

[@intellectualmind9512]

@@jossmoe123oh it’s rough but hey at least I’m battle tested lol

[@alexhernandez-kv3tg]

A nice cold beer and a Jolly Olive video *Chefs kiss

[@Fantasyremix]

The ease with which the Marlins win the World Series any time they genuinely try is so hilarious to me.

[@RileyJane7]

That Sinnoh pokemon music hits so hard every time

[@DetroitSportsFanSince2002]

Been waiting for this

[@electricunit05]

Been waiting what feels like forever for this vid

[@logansvideos95]

Great vid as always!

[@makio2032]

jollyhammer 108k great video - loved the of-the-era commercials and promos you included. think it adds a lot!

[@crookmaster11]

So damn intriguing! Thank you got putting this together

[@darlindominguez9188]

Great video bro

[@rourketaylor9436]

NGL I waited for part two to come out so I could do them back to back haha

[@bknicley]

ALWAYS A HAPPY DAY WHEN HAPPY GRAPE DROPS A VID

[@MarlinsBaseball]

Thanks for this Jolly!

[@manzac112]

What truly baffles me and saddens me at the same time......is that this team has so many richest throughout its history and has so much toxic vitriol madness within the organization. No wonder why the city of Miami no longer truly cares about them when you have multiple different ownership groups dismantling promising contender teams 5 times throughout its history.

[@chaz921dren8]

Omg I forgot so many good players that played for the marlins, the nostalgia is real

[@ickybobclay26]

This is awesome keep it up

[@FranciscoMorales-ro5cn]

I give you props on this. I know doing all this coverage on these trades and transactions isn’t easy ✊

[@spartanez63]

Whenever I hear that background music, I think of The Simpsons Hit and Run Chapter 3.

[@Faded_N_X-Raided]

14:03 how can I remember both of these commercials like they still are being shown… iconic

[@jameskornaus3012]

As a Cub fan, there needed to be a warning before that NLCS Game 6 footage... But what is actually kind of weird to look back on (and I'm sure will be addressed in Part 2) is although the sabermetrics would probably show these deals working against the Marlins, they still found ways to win and it was ironically them finally choosing to stand pat with expiring contracts which led to a prolonged demise with top talent leaving with no return. You can certainly ask how the team would've been with Piazza remaining more than a week, or Johan not being traded right after the R5 draft, but how quickly could they have reloaded by trading Beckett/Burnett/Pierre when they had the chance?

[@matthewarp6559]

You’re the man Jolly. Great video. Even tho you love dissing on my Cubbies whenever you can. Can’t wait for part two!

[@no_problem8023]

This is such a good series idea for different teams.

[@kristopherwilson506]

yeah but that's a lot of history to comb through. it works for the marlins since they're ~30 years old

[@shaindaman13]

So many awesome names have gone through with the Marlins. The thing I remember best about the Fish from the 90s was no matter how bad they were at times, they ALWAYS played the Braves hood. They had Atlantas number

[@GaIeforce]

and now its the exact opposite lol

[@martinvi97]

HAD TO pause the video to confirm the Power Pros music - much love

[@KlassBlassie]

And yes Kenny Lofton belongs in the Hall

[@samgc3650]

Great video and strong finish Jolly. For the purpose of replicating the true Marlins spirit. Part two will be finished by Foolish Baseball

[@BrutusJrThe3rd]

Most wins in Franchise history was 92!? & they still won 2 championships⁉️😵‍💫

[@jbdemolition7993]

As a Wild Card both times.

[@CapnJack1]

I love this

[@Metfan722]

Love the video, Jolly. One small pronunciation correction. It's Wayne Huizenga: Hi Zenga.

[@6thwilbury2331]

I notice he skips the first R of Torborg, too.

[@itsimminent]

Came here to say the same thing

[@robertcrist6059]

I freaking love the old local commercials you add into these videos. Just a timecapsule and lots of cheese.

[@capitalismthehutt6772]

The pokemon music sends home the idea that the Marlins front office are really just wonder trading draft picks

[@yankeenumba5]

Wish I knew you were doing this. I had done weeks of research on this building so many trade trees because I wanted to make a video. I woulda given it all to you lol

[@brandonmiller8698]

The timing of this vid jolly is 🤌🏽 going to see my fish take on the metropolitans tmr

[@shamwoah3474]

EDITOR I LOVE YOU FOR THE POWER PROS MUSIC

[@jackmihalek7554]

2:42 I like the Simpsons Hit and Run music you used here Jolly

[@naswii4360]

Being a fan of this team is like watching Groundhog Day ever few years. It’s brutal to deal with

[@elijahoder3667]

Pokemon Diamond and Prarl music! Nostalgia!

[@jeremyzhen8597]

As a 30 year old Marlins fan, I had no idea how many good players we squandered in the early 90s when I was just a kid. But this is the burden I bear as a South Florida sports fan 😔

[@its_b_edits]

I can’t wait for part two Jovial Jaboticaba! All the marlins are going to be gone my then lol

[@anthonyj1267]

My favorite youtuber

[@drnickydicky]

great video ecstatic avocado

[@dylanwaits4119]

We need a Braves video Jolly

[@WillA92]

15:52 David Sampson aka the first boot of Survivor: Cagayan

[@Chris-xt8io]

And they got positive value in two of those trades, thanks for J.T Realmuto Marlins

[@DeeeeDrawwwwsss93]

Jolly gonna have to turn this into a series lmaooo

[@OGStuDogg]

We need another video of this on the San Diego Padres it’s crazy how many HoFers they had and got rid of over and over again I’m surprised Gwynn played his entire career there

[@teejay3698]

I cannot imagine the misery of being a Marlins fan

[@alecgau4792]

Lake theme 👌😮‍💨🔥

[@pandaexpress7326]

Idk how long it will take. But as an orioles fan there’s one thing I’m here for: The Robert Andino trade

[@wyattpowers6478]

This is why I’m happy I’m a Braves fan

[@Adaman135]

That johan changeup 👌

[@Ian00003]

Dombrowksi always gave up a lot of top prospects later in his career he’s still on of the greatest GMs of all time

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Damn right like everyone fucks up but he hit so much with so many different teams he made 4 different teams WS contenders

[@dpglounge4900]

You could do a similar video about the Milwaukee Brewers a mlb history worse then the marlins only one world series appearance in 1982 which they lose then in route to a 26 season without a playoff appearance

[@audrisampson]

Did I miss the discussion of the aquisition of Jeff Conine jn 2003 from the Orioles? I lived in Baltimore and he was my favorite player so I got to meet him at the Orioles Fanfest and got his autograph.

[@bruh-vp1fp]

Just wondering if after you're done with the Marlins are you thinking of doing other teams?

[@Linky]

Marlins should've never abandoned the teal, man.

[@lancethedragontamer1409]

The Pokémon music goes absolutely hard for no reason

[@mikelliteras397]

Between not giving in to a billionaire and giving the team to the worst owner in baseball, the Expos owner, it’s what we expected. They still have 2 World Series wins and might still be the only team without losing a playoff series. I doubt the Marlins spend $47 million now, even tho some teams have 1 player making more than that.

[@TheTEN24]

Crazy they’ve only won 92 games in a season yet have two titles. The Mets will never win in my life and clear that once a decade

[@KlassBlassie]

Seeing a young John Henry in that hat explains everything i never knew. As a Red Sox fan I can't stand the man as a owner. Yes he puts too much money in other endeavors money he makes from the Sox. But that's not my biggest issue no. Now its could you yes YOU reading this comment trust a man any man in a HAT like that?!?!?

[@yosefgewurtz114]

The Bobby Bonilla ad 🤣🤣🤣

[@RuanTheDon]

Thank you positive pomegranate

[@PatDK]

When I saw the title part 1 was the best part of the title…made me laugh

[@matthewstewart7712]

Man. The names that we had.. what did I do wrong to have to be a Marlins fan

[@karlapants]

❤ Bobby Bo!

[@mightymacheezmo6262]

This is Jolly's "Keith Eats The Cheesecake Factory Menu (Part 1 of 3)"

[@Adaman135]

Would be nice to see the players pay along with their WAR for a oranges to oranges comparison

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGentile]

Crazy how incompetent they are and have more WS than 30% of the league . Side note: their throwbacks are one of the best uniforms in all of sports

[@KingBueno619]

Part 37483 coming soon….

[@trutty]

Let's gooooo

[@brianchua4240]

Does Jolly Olive have something against the Braves as a Mets fan? Did he forget Sheffield played for the Braves as well?

[@clarenceboddicker1162]

They might not have won another title after 97 if they didn’t break up the team. Even though the Marlins had they kept all those players would’ve been competitive until the mid 2000s they would’ve been competing with a very tough Braves team throughout that period of time in addition to a loaded Mets team in the late 90s the problem is they destroyed so much good Will after 1997. it ultimately didn’t matter that they won a second championship and if anything financially, the team may have been better off, continuing to field a good team rather than go through the pain of rebuilding

[@MrSpongemike44]

beginning of the video....did this man hit us with the Lake Verity music??? You thought you could slip that by us

[@geekimusprime]

It’s crazy that the Marlins have won two World Series and they didn’t even exist when the Mets won their last.

[@stronzy2833]

Given the crazy amount of prospects they have given away for a couple bags of balls. I’d love to see one on the White Sox so I can relive the pain.

[@thegreekweezel]

New bashful berry everyone!

[@Blackwingdesigns]

A Tampa video would be hours

[@CarterDomb]

White Sox next!

[@godblesstrolls]

A 7 part series (more to come)

[@KeithanJung]

We need orioles next olive

[@Gravy_Jones22]

Julio Franco video please

[@tylersiegel5889]

Sad seeing all the talent we've had and let go

[@brandonmiller8698]

1:13 bro😂😂😂 where is this video from lol what’s the original

[@95kdor]

Jolly mixing in some tracks from the Simpsons hit and run...

[@pibslemon9913]

It’s crazy. Those two championships kept so many great teams and great players from winning rings bonds Sosa the 97 Cleveland team Jeter could’ve had his fifth ring at the time the 97 Braves just crazy those two little all in runs cost so many greats greatness.

[@iamhungey12345]

Jeter got his fifth years later.

[@pibslemon9913]

@@iamhungey12345 yeah but he could Had 6 that was my point

[@iamhungey12345]

@@pibslemon9913 You said fifth.

[@pibslemon9913]

@@iamhungey12345 at that time

[@iamhungey12345]

@@pibslemon9913 That's more like it.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

My conspiracy is that the MLB makes them trade all their good players due to them making no revenue.

[@dpglounge4900]

Now that todd helton is in coopers town carlos Delgado needs a legit hof look desperately

[@rocknrallsoul94rockero4]

Marlins didn't accidentally win a title in 2003, Dombrowski just drafted and traded smartly

[@SmoothCriminal12]

If only the Marlins had just one ownership group that actually gave a shit about building a competitive team that wasn't trying to leverage a stadium. Such a shame Miami hasn't had a stable winner to cheer for.

[@gerryomo9515]

Where’s part 2?!!!!