Marty Hogan
Martin Francis Hogan (October 25, 1869 – August 15, 1923), nicknamed "The Indianapolis Ringer", was an Anglo-American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1894) and St. Louis Browns (1894–1895). After leaving the National League, Hogan moved on to the minor league Indianapolis Hoosiers. Some sources suggest he set a national baserunning record in the 1890s.
History of the Miami Marlins
On January 12, 2010, as part of an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' union, the Marlins agreed to increase payroll in line with the money it receives each year from revenue sharing. It could have meant that the Marlins would be more inclined to hang on to All-Star second baseman Dan Uggla rather than trade him as they had been trying to do for several months. A few days after agreeing with MLB to increase payroll, the Marlins signed their ace right-hander, Josh Johnson to a four-year deal worth $39 million, the second biggest contract ever for a pitcher heading into his second salary arbitration year. The only bigger deal was signed by Johan Santana, then of the NY Mets, for $40 million over four years. The deal locked up the team's pitching ace beyond the opening of the new stadium in 2012, along with Hanley Ramírez. Not too long after the deal, the Marlins avoided arbitration with all-star second baseman Dan Uggla by signing a one-year, $7.8 million deal which was the third-highest single season total in franchise history behind Iván Rodríguez's $10 million in 2003 and Gary Sheffield's $14.9 million in 1998.