Miami Marlins: Far apart with Anibal Sanchez, close with Emilio Bonifacio

The Marlins on Tuesday were not able to come to terms with two of their arbitration eligible players before the deadline to exchange figures. As a file-and-go team, the Marlins no longer will negotiate with Anibal Sanchez or Emilio Bonifacio, opting instead to prepare for arbitration hearings. Sanchez is seeking $8 million, $1.1 million more than the Marlins’ offer. That disparity is the largest in the franchise’s arbitration history. The only other instance team and player exchanged figures more than $1 million apart was in 1998, when Charles Johnson sought $3.3 million and the Marlins came in at $2.25 million. Johnson won that hearing. That Sanchez and the Marlins exchanged figures doesn’t preclude them from working out a multi-year deal. In 2010, the Marlins and Josh Johnson filed figures, but Johnson ultimately received a four-year, $39  million contract extension. The Marlins and Bonifacio filed within spitting distance of each other. Bonifacio wants $2.2 mill...