"He's my landlord. Isn't that weird?" Lindstrom said.

"I'm pretty much paying for his mortgage so he doesn't have to during the season, but he's not really making any money off of it. Plus he knows I keep stuff nice."

--The Marlins will have a payroll of $34.4 million in 2009, with the highest salaries to three infielders: SS Hanley Ramirez ($5.5 million), 2B Dan Uggla ($5.35 million) and 1B Jorge Cantu ($3.5 million).

--RHP Matt Lindstrom opened the season Monday by putting a tiny toy toilet in his locker -- to help him forget bad nights he may have this season as Florida's new closer.

"If I have a bad outing, I'll just flush the toilet," he said, explaining a button on the toilet that, when pressed, plays a recording of a flushing noise. Lindstrom borrowed the idea from a teammate in his minor league days with the Mets, Carlos Muniz.

BY THE NUMBERS: 46 -- Errors committed by the Marlins this spring, more than any NL team.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "You can't hear people in the stands. You can't hear the advertisements going around. It gets you fired up." -- Right-hander Matt Lindstrom, Florida's new closer, on his introduction song: "Into the Fire" by the rock band Disturbed.