Jeffrey Loria isn't happy with questions about why he would allow the Marlins to trade a number of their stars to the Blue Jays this week.

"We finished in last place. Figure it out," he said.

The trade could save Loria and the Marlins approximately $150 million, the latest in a long line of salary purges.

"Everybody in the world wants to talk about the Marlins and the fact they're now a Triple-A team," said city commissioner Marc Sarnoff, who was an opponent of the team's new ballpark project.

"The Marlins have lost pretty much all credibility with fans. Even if this trade is a positive move from a baseball standpoint, it won't be viewed by the general public as a positive move."