After winninhg the W.S. the fire sale got ugly. I always thought that whoever came in was going to be a maker and builder, without getting any glory. You have to remember that the Marlins in '97 had Kevin Brown, Leiter, Rob Nen, Sheffield, Bonilla, Conine, C. Johnson, Alou, Livan Hernandez, Devon White and Alex Fernandez. I think most folks recognize these names. Today, and since 1987 they have had Preston Wilson, Cliff Floyd, D. Lee, R. Dempster, Millar, Lowell... all brought in by Boles, mostly from farm system. Yeah, they sucked for a couple of years and ever since the seats at Pro Player have been empty, but these kids get it done, play to 4 - 5,000 people or less at home and are in the run.
Just a tid-bit. I respect Boles a lot, also Perez. But I know Boles did the work after Huizenga bought the World Series to later sell them at the highest price.