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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Yunel Escobar's stay with the Miami Marlins lasted all of two weeks.
The payroll-slashing Marlins dealt the shortstop and his $5 million salary across Florida to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night for minor league infielder Derek Dietrich.
Escobar's departure lowers the Marlins' projected opening day payroll to a major league-low $38 million, which includes $4.5 million owed Toronto next year, $1.5 million due to Arizona in 2013 as part of the Heath Bell trade and $1 million for a prorated share of Bell's signing bonus.
Combined with the Toronto trade, the Marlins have pared $151.5 million in payroll from their books, just two months after finishing their first season in a new ballpark built with taxpayer money.
Yunel Escobar of Miami Marlins traded to Tampa Bay Rays - ESPN
The payroll-slashing Marlins dealt the shortstop and his $5 million salary across Florida to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night for minor league infielder Derek Dietrich.
Escobar's departure lowers the Marlins' projected opening day payroll to a major league-low $38 million, which includes $4.5 million owed Toronto next year, $1.5 million due to Arizona in 2013 as part of the Heath Bell trade and $1 million for a prorated share of Bell's signing bonus.
Combined with the Toronto trade, the Marlins have pared $151.5 million in payroll from their books, just two months after finishing their first season in a new ballpark built with taxpayer money.
Yunel Escobar of Miami Marlins traded to Tampa Bay Rays - ESPN
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