Bush, Jeter won’t pay bulk of Miami deal

Reports: The two will invest only a fraction of the $1.3 billion price.

Though Jeb Bush intends to be the “control person” if he and Derek Jeter can complete their pending acquisition of the Marlins, they won’t be personally funding anything close to the $1.3 billion sales price.

A source said this week that Bush and Jeter will be writing a check for only a fraction of the price. And Fox Business’ Charl e s Gaspar ino repor t ed Thursday that Bush and Jeter are “expected to invest no more than $200 million combined.”

That means that Bush and Jeter will be paying less for the team than the contract value of one of the team’s players, Giancarlo Stanton, whose 13-year, $325 million deal will pay him between

25 million and $32 million every year between 2018 and 2028.

It also raises questions about whether the Bush group would be able to fifinance a large payroll.

As reported Wednesday, Bush has been looking for investors to fifinance the sale.