Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 02: Tomas Telis #18 of the Miami Marlins celebrates with Ichiro Suzuki #51 ... [+] after hitting his first career major league home run in the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) The latest buzz among sports bankers is that the Miami Marlins can be had for $1.7 billion. Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is an art dealer who originally became a baseball owner with a relatively small investment —$30 million—in the Montreal Expos--and was part of the controversial deal put together by then MLB commissioner Bud Selig that saw Loria swap his ownership of the Expos for the Marlins so that John Henry could unload the Marlins and purchase the Boston Red Sox. In March we valued the Marlins (and the economics of their stadium) at $675 million, 29th out of the league's 30 teams. The Marlins had attendance of only 1.75 million in 2015, 28th in MLB, … [Read more...] about Bankers Say Jeffrey Loria Floating $1.7 Billion Price For Miami Marlins