Working for Loria is the Worst Part of Rebuilding the Marlins I'm in my fifth year of a total teardown and rebuild in challenge mode. We made the playoffs last year before getting swept in the NLCS by the eventual champion Cubs. Over the last four years, I've stocked up the farm system with lots of positional talent and have pulled off some big time trades (Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Tyler Glasnow, Ozzie Albies, Jake Rogers). I've managed to pull them off even with the other team retaining some of their contracts. The worst year since my takeover was year 2 where we went 69-93. Right now, we're leading the NL East at  50-35. Instead of praising me or supporting me, Loria keeps threatening to fire me because I can't sign contract extensions for our star players but he's reduced the budget every single year. Now I'm sitting here in the hole because he's reduced the budget to $105 million.   


Dude. Come on.