Guillen graces another SI cover

Never one to shy away from the spotlight, former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, the new field boss of the Miami Marlins, has landed on the next cover of Sports Illustrated magazine.

The Marlins were among the most active baseball teams this winter, signing past all-stars shortstop Jose Reyes, pitcher Mark Buehrle and reliever Heath Bell. In total, they committed $194 million to free agents, more than 10 times the expenditure of the New York Yankees and nearly doubled their payroll.

Reyes and Guillen appear on the cover of the March 5, 2012, issue of Sports Illustrated, on newsstands now. This is the fifth time that the Marlins have appeared on the cover.

In SI’s cover story on the Marlins, one NL executive tells staff writer Ben Reiter (@SI_BenReiter), “I don’t think there’s anyone who’s not scared of playing this team.”

The Marlins, who have a new $515 million ballpark to welcome their new manager, should make baseball interesting in South Beach. The biggest concern could be Ramirez moving to third base to accommodate new teammate and friend Reyes.

Guillen understands that he cannot take the situation lightly saying, “I would never be happy, if they moved me. But Hanley’s got to understand, this is his ball club. We built this ball club around him. You know, if Hanley Ramirez was replaced by Ozzie Guillen, I would be pissed. But Hanley Ramirez is being replaced by a pretty good shortstop. I expect Hanley to be fine.”