[情報] Marlins Agree To Acquire Carlos Zambrano
Marlins Agree To Acquire Carlos Zambrano
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By Mike Axisa [January 4, 2012 at 6:33pm CST]
The 2012 Marlins are about to get a little more interesting. In case Ozzie
Guillen, Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Heath Bell don’t add enough intrigue
to the upcoming season, the team has agreed to acquire Carlos Zambrano from
the Cubs for Chris Volstad, reports Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago (Twitter
links). The trade is still pending physicals and approval from the
commissioner's office according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (Twitter
links). The Marlins will pay just $2.5MM of Zambrano's $18MM salary, reports
Juan C. Rodriguez of The Sun Sentinel (on Twitter).
Zambrano waived his no-trade clause to play for Guillen, his
friend and fellow Venezuelan, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat (on
Twitter). The team views the righty as a worthy risk because of Guillen, says
Rosenthal (on Twitter). Zambrano and Guillen reportedly discussed the
possibility after the 2011 season.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein had a productive meeting
with Zambrano after the season, but the right-hander hadn't seemed wanted in
Chicago for a while. The Cubs placed Zambrano on the disqualified list last
summer following an August outburst and declined to play him in September,
after his 30-day suspension ended.
The deal gives the Marlins a projected rotation of Buehrle, Josh Johnson,
Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco and Zambrano. It presumably takes the Marlins
out of the running for another Cubs starter: right-hander Matt Garza.
Zambrano's contract includes an option for 2013 that could vest depending on
his health and performance in 2012. He needs to finish in the top four in
next year's Cy Young vote and finish the season healthy for the option to
vest.
Zambrano, 30, posted a 4.82 ERA with 6.2 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 and a 42.4% ground
ball rate in 145 2/3 innings for the Cubs in 2011. He has spent his entire
11-year career with the Cubs and earned nearly $100MM in the process.
Zambrano, a three-time Silver Slugger, owns a .241/.251/.395 career line as a
hitter and has hit 23 home runs. The Cubs signed him out of Venezuela in 1997
under former GM Ed Lynch.
Volstad, a 6'8" right-hander, posted a 4.89 ERA with 6.4 K/9, 2.7 BB/9 and a
52.3% ground ball rate in 165 2/3 innings for the Marlins in 2011. His career
numbers (4.59 ERA, 5.8 K/9, 3.1 BB/9, 50.4% ground ball rate) show he's a
steady if unspectacular back-of-the-rotation option. However, he's homer
prone and struggles against left-handers, as MLBTR's Mike Axisa pointed out
earlier in the offseason.
The 25-year-old former first rounder projects to earn $2.6MM through
arbitration in 2012 and will remain under team control through 2014, which
makes him a relatively affordable medium-term option.
Rosenthal first reported that the two sides were close to a deal while Jon
Heyman of CBSSports.com reported (on Twitter) that Volstad was involved.
Photo courtesy of Icon SMI. Ben Nicholson-Smith contributed to this post.
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