Javier Vazquez Signs With Marlins On One-Year Contract

The contract will be worth $7 million, and comes with a full no-trade clause. It also has a built-in clause that the Marlins can’t offer Vazquez arbitration after the year, which will help to make him more desirable next winter. Vazquez is signing with Florida in large part so he can re-establish some of the value he lost with New York.

However, this looks like a good gamble by the Marlins, as Vazquez has been considerably more successful in the National League for his career. When he’s on, the veteran innings-eater throws a lot of strikes and fans more than eight batters per nine innings.