Might as well put this all in one place.

Javi Vazquez, who turned out to be the Marlins most dependable and best pitcher this season after a rough start, said he's going into his final start of the season Tuesday against the Nationals not necessarily thinking it will be the last start of his career.

Vazquez, 35, said back in August he was leaning toward retirement to spend more time with his family in Puerto Rico. But he's not closing the door yet on changing his mind.

"I hate to come to a decision during the season. It's kind of tough. It's better to make a decision two or three months after the season. You get to relax a little bit and see what you really want," Vazquez said. "I'm still leaning towards [retirement]. It's not changed me -- the way I've pitched."

Since starting the season 3-6 and seeing his ERA soar to a major-league worst 7.09 on June 11, Vazquez has gone 9-5 with a 1.91 ERA over his last 18 starts -- proving the Marlins made a sound investment, giving him a $7 million contract for one year. Vazquez’s 1.92 ERA since June 12 ranks fourth in the majors. The only other pitchers with better averages during that span are Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee and Justin Verlander.

So could Vazquez picture himself pitching as a Marlin in their new stadium in 2012? "If you put a photo there I could," he joked. "But no. I haven't made my mind up yet."

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Ozzie can convince him.

I think he's going to wind up playing next year and you'd have to think we have the edge if he does.

I think he's going to wind up playing next year and you'd have to think we have the edge if he does.

 

 

Depends who shows up, and whether or not he's performing [when it matters].

I think he's going to wind up playing next year and you'd have to think we have the edge if he does.

 

 

Depends who shows up, and whether or not he's performing [when it matters].

Whoa, whoa, whoa. What happens behind closed doors is his business.

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

 

Or trade Nolasco for a legitimate third baseman, and sign Buehrle, too.

 

1. JJ

2. C.J

3. Sanchez

4. Vasquez

5. Buehrle.

 

BOOM!

I think he's going to wind up playing next year and you'd have to think we have the edge if he does.

 

 

Depends who shows up, and whether or not he's performing [when it matters].

Whoa, whoa, whoa. What happens behind closed doors is his business.

 

I mean I'm no urologist man, but clearly Javy's sex life was down the drain in June.

 

 

#nosense

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

 

Or trade Nolasco for a legitimate third baseman, and sign Buehrle, too.

 

1. JJ

2. C.J

3. Sanchez

4. Vasquez

5. Buehrle.

 

BOOM!

I'd love that rotation, but Nolasco for a legit 3B is a pipe dream.

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

Stop with Volstad!!! He needs to find a new career!!

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

Stop with Volstad!!! He needs to find a new career!!

LOL Another one of those guys that are "a total waste of a uniform".

I seem to remember some turmoil in Chicago between him and Ozzie. So if he dosen't retire then I rather doubt he signs here. I think he retires.

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

 

Or trade Nolasco for a legitimate third baseman, and sign Buehrle, too.

 

1. JJ

2. C.J

3. Sanchez

4. Vasquez

5. Buehrle.

 

BOOM!

 

Whether this is accurate or not... this is gonna be a long offseason cuz I cant wait to see what we do in 2012

I think I'd be quite happy with by a rotation of:

 

1. Josh Johnson

2. CJ Wilson

3. Anibal Sanchez

4. Javier Vazquez

5. Volstad/Nolasco/?

 

 

Or trade Nolasco for a legitimate third baseman, and sign Buehrle, too.

 

1. JJ

2. C.J

3. Sanchez

4. Vasquez

5. Buehrle.

 

BOOM!

Can the marlins sign jose reyes to play ss and move hanley to 3rd base

This feels like the Summer of 2010. Who will sign with who?

There is no chance we get CJ Wilson... we need to pray Javy comes back

CJ Wilson people. Are they like pod people?

Javy Vasquez said he'll decide on retirement in December.

I wonder if he has ever thought about trying to reach 3000 K's or get to 200 wins. A long shot but doable.

I have a feeling that he will stay, at least for one or two more years. Marlins should be able to keep him. If they have any number 1 target this year, it has to be CJ Wilson. The hitting has talent with Stanton, Hanley, Morrison, etc, but the pitching needs help. JJ is an elite pitcher, but he gets injured alot, and having a guy like CJ Wilson that can anchor your rotation would be valuable.

I wonder if he has ever thought about trying to reach 3000 K's or get to 200 wins. A long shot but doable.

 

etm has stayed up many, many nights thinking about just that.

One more season! Come on Javy, you know you want to pitch in the new ballpark.

http://miamiherald.t...-to-retire.html

 

Should Marlins beg Javier Vazquez not to retire?

 

Javier Vazquez was named the NL Pitcher of the Month for September, and deservedly so. Vazquez went 5-0 with a 0.71 ERA in the final month and broke a 17-year-old franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. As Jack McKeon aptly put it the other day, Vazquez went from serving as the No. 4 or No. 5 pitcher in the Marlins' rotation to their No. 1. That says something about the absence of Josh Johnson. But it also says volumes about Vazquez.

 

On June 16, after he lost in Philadelphia to go to 3-7 with a 6.85 ERA, I was thinking Vazquez was finito. I was waiting for my phone to vibrate with the official notice from the Marlins that the 35-year-old pitcher had been released. But, for perhaps for lack of any better alternatives, Vazquez remained in the rotation, and a good thing for the Marlins he did. Vazquez not only went 10-4 with a 1.85 ERA over his final 18 starts, he did it at a time when the rest of the team was tanking in the standings. The Marlins won only 38 games after June 16 and Vazquez was the starter in more than a third (13) of them.

 

But Vazquez, without actually saying so, has given every indication that this is his final season. He longs to spend time with his wife and children in Puerto Rico. He said he's pretty much made up his mind. I've spoken to other players, wondering whether Vazquez really intends to call it quits, and they have all said without a doubt he's hanging up his spikes.

 

Vazquez is 35. He maintains a rigorous training program to stay in shape between starts. I see no reason why he couldn't pitch two or three more years.

 

During Wednesday's season finale, the Marlins honored with a video tribute during the game, and Logan Morrison basically had to drag the modest pitcher out of the dugout to take a bow.

 

If I'm the Marlins, I get down on my hands and knees and beg Vazquez to come back for one more season. Pay him another $7 million, or whatever it takes. Set up a college trust fund for his kids. Allow him to fly home to Puerto Rico between starts. Anything to keep him around another year.

I just don't understand why Vazquez would want to hang it up now. The guy finally righted the ship after a rough patch that had started before this season. I know there is that going out on a high note thing, but this year just doesn't seem like the proper high note it should, with the team on the field in the second half just being an afterthought, both to local fans and the nation at large.