The contract between the Marlins and Javier Vazquez is worth $7 million and includes a full no-trade clause, according to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal.
A physical is scheduled for later this week. This is a very savvy move for the Marlins, who are making a favorable calculated risk that Vazquez will bounce back from a terrible 2010 with a move back to the National League. The no-trade clause isn't much of a concession, because odds are that he'd waive it to get into a pennant race late in the summer if Florida was hopelessly out contention. The 34-year-old Vazquez posted a 5.32 ERA and 1.40 WHIP over 31 appearances -- 26 starts -- for the Yankees this past season, but he posted a 2.87 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 219-plus innings for the Braves in 2009 and is a proven innings eater. Nov. 28 - 5:01 pm et