I know we all assumed it was a done deal, but now it appears that it’s all but official: Jason Marquis IS going to the Colorado Rockies for reliever Luis Vizcaino.
The Rockies’ payroll will increase slightly next season from $68 million to roughly $73 million with the acquisition of Chicago Cubs starter Jason Marquis and the salary increases of their six arbitration-eligible players.
Marquis will cost the Rockies $4.875 million in 2009 after the subtraction of reliever Luis Vizcaino, who is heading to Chicago in a deal that could be finalized as soon as Monday. The Denver Post.
If nothing else, this article confirms that Rockies’ sources consider this a done deal.
I wonder if Vizcaino can get “it” back, or if he’ll even remain with the Cubs long enough to find out. The Cubs are looking at a packed pen as it is.