Report: Marlins owner approves big spending on Chapman, Jansen

The Miami Marlins have ownership's approval to go ahead and throw big money at free-agent relievers Aroldis Chapman and Kenley Jansen.

Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has signed off on expanding the team's payroll in order to sign one of the two highly coveted closers, a source said, according to ESPN's Jayson Stark.

The club has shown a significant amount of interest in Jansen, reportedly willing to give the 29-year-old reliever a multi-year deal worth approximately $80 million. Chapman, meanwhile, is seeking a six-year contract and could command a salary of $100 million.

It was reported late on Tuesday that a mystery team made a $92-million offer to Chapman, but the Marlins are not willing to spend that much on the hard-throwing reliever, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network; Heyman then added that the offer in question was not made by the Yankees.

Along with the organization's hot pursuit of a big name closer - which included interest in Mark Melancon before he signed in San Francisco - the team has also reached out to other relief options, including Koji Uehara and Brad Ziegler.

The Marlins desperate interest in revamping the bullpen comes as no surprise, as the club finished second in baseball in blown saves with 29 behind only the Giants.