Now we know. The Yankees have dealt Melky Cabrera, Michael Dunn, and prospect Arodys Vizcaino to the Atlanta Braves in return for old pal Javier Vazquez and journeyman southpaw Boone Logan.

The Yankees have had a fascinating winter, and this deal adds yet another facet. The Yankees get to take another crack at exploiting Vazquez, who was far from at his best when the Yankees last saw him in 2004. He returns coming off the best year of his career, a season in which he reached a career-best strikeout rate, walked only 44 in 219.1 innings, and allowed only 20 homers, the last especially notable since he is a fly-ball pitcher and thus generally inclined towards the home run. The righty is also durable, having made no fewer than 32 starts in a season since he was