It is, to a fan, the worst part of supporting a team. Two dreaded words: fire sale. It’s when a team trades away all their superstars way below market value to save money. And, if you happen to be a fan of the Miami Marlins, you’ve been hit again. The Marlins, perhaps the inventor of the fire sale, traded away Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio to the Toronto Blue Jays for Yunel Escobar, Henderson Alvarez, Jeff Mathis, and prospects. The prospects are highly rated in Toronto’s system, but they are hardly a replacement for an All-Star SS and two proven starting pitchers. The A.L. East might have become the best division in baseball with these new look Jays joining the always strong Yankees, the Orioles, who went to the playoffs last season, the Rays, who won 90 games, and the Red Sox, who are probably going to rebound from a down 2012. While the A.L. East becomes very strong, the Marlins are resigning themselves to a probable last-place fin...
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