Not All Marlins Excited About Reyes

Bringing in another all-star level talent to your franchise is usually met with applause by fans and members of the organization.

For the Miami Marlins, the Jose Reyes signing signaled a shift in power and the hope of a brighter, more exciting future. It's considered a great move by everyone except for one team member who is being forced to move from his natural position. It was rumored that the Reyes acquisition was enough to make Hanley Ramirez call his agent and the movers to get him out of Miami.

Ramirez is one of the best in the business at the shortstop position, but he's now being asked to move to third base to allow Reyes to take over at short stop. The physical move from shortstop to third base is only a matter of feet on the baseball field. In terms of focus and skills needed to successfully transition to the new position, it's a much greater difference.

It's understandable for Ramirez to not be excited about the move his team made, at least initially. Think about it, he is 27-years-old. He has been the face of the franchise for a few years now and made three all-star teams over his six-year career. It's not like he was struggling on the field — not by a long shot.

Then the team decides to bring in another young, dynamic all-star who happens to play the same position he does and offers him a deal for six years at $102 million with a seventh-year option at $22 million.

After taking that all in, it could be easy to see where the frustration may set in, initially. But after looking further and understanding that professional sports are a business, Ramirez has to understand that nothing done is personal — it's all business.

Reyes is a very marketable player with a big smile and the huge talent to match. He is the reigning National League batting title winner with a .337 average and 39 stolen bases last season. He brings more media attention to the team coming from New York and he will help sell seats.

While reports surfaced that Ramirez would request a trade, he has backed away from that claim. A source told ESPN that instead of demanding a trade, Ramirez simply informed the Marlins that he wouldn't play another position besides shortstop.

The new manager, Ozzie Guillen, is excited about the new acquisitions and he isn't done trying to add more talent. The biggest prize would be bringing Albert Pujols to the club from St. Louis.

Guillen has had to play the role of manager/psychologist already with Ramirez, telling him that he is still the centerpiece of the team, even with Reyes coming in to play shortstop.

It will be important for Guillen to establish good relationships with his players early because as the team adds more talent, they are also opening themselves up to intense scrutiny from the media and fans.

These "dream teams" have had mixed results in other sports, most recently with the Philadelphia Eagles struggling through the regular season in the NFL and the Miami Heat going through their share of ups and downs before losing in the NBA Finals.

It will definitely be interesting to see how this situation pans out in Miami.