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New 'Battery' Components: Value of Starting Pitchers on the Move

With pitchers and catchers reporting this week, we should examine the new surroundings for some big-name battery components, and just how the change of scenery might affect their fantasy value. For Part 1, I've identified 12 pitchers (in various fantasy tiers) who start the 2011 season in new cities -- and for a few, new...

Javier Vazquez, Marlins Finalize Deal

MIAMI (AP) -- Pitcher Javier Vazquez and the Florida Marlins have finalized a $7 million, one-year contract. The 34-year-old right-hander was 10-10 with a 5.32 ERA this season in his return to the New York Yankees, who acquired him from Atlanta. He was dropped from the rotation during the second half of the season and...

Steve Phillips' Fix My Team: Marlins

Every team has a few precious months in the offseason to make tweaks to their roster and ensure that they improve in 2011. Steve Phillips has taken a team to the World Series before, and in November and December he will present his plan for every major league team to get there as well. It's the 12th episode of Fix My Team,...

Javier Vazquez, Marlins Reportedly Agree to 1-Year Deal

Javier Vazquez is headed back to the National League. The Marlins have agreed to a one-year deal with the right-hander, pending a physical, MLB.com reported Sunday. The pitcher will be hoping for a fresh start at age 34 after enduring a dreadful 2010 season with the Yankees that saw him post his worst numbers since he...

Hank Steinbrenner: Yanks Don't 'Owe Anybody Anything Monetarily'

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hank Steinbrenner has a message as the New York Yankees negotiate to re-sign Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. "As much as we want to keep everybody, we've already made these guys very, very rich, and I don't feel we owe anybody anything monetarily,'' the Yankees co-chairman said Tuesday. "Some of these...

Background on Javier Vazquez

Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Previously, he pitched for the Florida Marlins (), Atlanta Braves (), Chicago White Sox (-), Arizona Diamondbacks (), New York Yankees (, ) and Montreal Expos (-).

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