The Chicago Cubs wanted to rid themselves of a headache. The Miami Marlins wanted to add another big-money starting pitcher. Carlos Zambrano? Carlos Zambrano.
Carlos Zambrano Trade To Marlins Now Official
Those things have been tied up. Ken Rosenthal:
The Marlins’ starting rotation now shakes out as something like:
Read Article >Carlos Zambrano Trade Between Marlins, Cubs Effectively Complete
There are the details. In 2012, the Marlins will replace Volstad with Zambrano for $3 million minus Volstad’s salary. The Cubs, meanwhile, will replace Zambrano with Volstad for $15 million plus Volstad’s salary. So the Cubs aren’t really getting any significant salary relief, here. But they are getting Zambrano relief, plus control of Volstad for three years.
The trade isn’t official yet, as Ken Rosenthal reports that there are still medical exams to complete, and commissioner approval to obtain. But it looks like it’s just a matter of time. Unless Zambrano’s body is really messed up or Volstad has legs for arms and arms for legs, this is going to go through.
Read Article >Cubs Expected To Cover Most Of Carlos Zambrano’s Salary
In this context, “obvs” = “obviously”, and I don’t know which is sadder: that a professional journalist had to write that, or that all of us readers understand that. The year 2012 is off to a discouraging start.
So for the 2012 season, the Marlins will pay a little for the difference between Zambrano and Volstad. In 2013 and 2014, they will be without Volstad. They could try to sign Zambrano to an extension after the year, but that’s probably not one of those things you should hurry into.
Read Article >Carlos Zambrano Trade Reportedly Includes Chris Volstad
For further details, we turn to Enrique Rojas. Enrique Rojas?
In case you can’t read Spanish, here’s what that basically says: the Marlins and the Cubs are talking about exchanging Zambrano for Chris Volstad. This is the first we’ve heard of the return.
Read Article >Marlins Close To Carlos Zambrano Trade, According To Report
Of course. The Marlins have money. They’re clearly not opposed to risk. They’ve been searching for another starting pitcher. If Zambrano had to land anywhere, the Marlins were an excellent bet.
No trade has been made, yet. But Rosenthal’s reliable and it’s not like the Cubs are going to try to extract as much value here as they can, so a trade looks highly likely. Zambrano would have to waive his no-trade clause, but I can’t imagine that would be much of a stumbling block.
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