Vazquez, Marlins Agree On Deal

[love_that_reefer]

The Marlins and Javier Vazquez have agreed on one-year contract pending a physical, a source told FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi.
The 34-year-old Vazquez posted an ugly 5.32 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 31 appearances -- 26 starts -- for the Yankees this past season, but he was the recipient of NL Cy Young Award votes just a year ago with a 2.87 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 219-plus innings for the Braves. Terms of the contract haven't been released, but it appears as though Florida has secured a huge bounce back candidate at a very reasonable price. Vazquez was offered arbitration by the Yankees, so New York will receive a sandwich pick once the deal becomes official.

I like this move for the Marlins! One year isn't going to hurt anything and Vazquez wants to be there. He is returning to the NL East where he is just a year removed from a top 3 finish in the CY voting. He is also going from a big market and hitter's park to a smaller market and pitcher friendly park. Vazquez should be a nice #3 starter for the Marlins but you still have to worry a little about his dip in velocity last year. I still like to move and the Marlins with all that young talent juts got better.

[Kingdom]

Hopefully he reverts back to 2009 form, or close to it. Then we can always say he's no Dustin Moseley, or Chad Gaudin.

[Hammer]

he'll be fine in the nl again, and especially that ball park, and especially when the games become meaningless by june. i like the sandwich pick for us too.

[General]

Good deal for the Marlins: if they contend, he'd probably be a big part of why they're contending, and if they fall out of it like I expect them to (lolInfante) then they can probably deal Javy for something at the deadline, assuming he'd like to be a part of a pennant race.

[love_that_reefer]

Vazquez has a full no-trade so dealing him would be difficult. He signed there because he wanted to be closer to Puerto Rico.

[General]

I understand that, but if in late July a team in contention expresses very strong interest him and he wants to try and win, he'd probably at least consider going there.

[love_that_reefer]

Maybe but it would most likely have to be an East Coast team.

[General]

And, for poor Javy's sake, not from the AL East. He doesn't do very well over there.