I mean... it likely is. The Loria-era Marlins -- one of the stingiest organizations in pro sports -- had their financials leaked several years ago and they were actually cash flow negative for many seasons. Of note, ticket revenues were ~$22m on 1.5m attendance and baseball team payroll was ~$45m (lol). Even if you were to triple attendance, it doesn't get to an enormous team payroll on its own. You're talking about the Marlins, that can't get people in the door for $5 and don't get 10,000 people to watch on TV. This isn't the Cubs. As for your other point, Guggenheim did buy the Dodgers and paid a lot.