 With the South Florida community continuing to disappoint when it came to attendance and revenue, despite the team's second world championship two seasons prior, and with the lack of success by the team in 2004 and 2005, the Marlins reacted by reducing their expenses, including player payroll.The Marlins traded veteran players like Mike Lowell, Josh Beckett, Luis Castillo, Juan Pierre, Guillermo Mota, Carlos Delgado, and Paul Lo Duca following the 2005 season and brought in fresh blood with players like Hanley Ramírez, Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, Aníbal Sánchez, Emilio Bonifacio and Dan Uggla.