It's Official

MLB has approved the trade with the Blue Jays, and the Marlins made the official announcement. Bud Selig (not surprisingly) did not block the trade:

MLB commissioner Bud Selig said last week that he would review the trade, but he decided against blocking the deal. "This transaction, involving established major leaguers and highly regarded young players and prospects, represents the exercise of plausible baseball judgment on the part of both clubs (and) does not violate any express rule of Major League Baseball and does not otherwise warrant the exercise of any of my powers to prevent its completion," Selig said in a statement.

Miami gets the following players:

• IF Yunel Escobar
• IF Adeiny Hechavarria
• RHP Henderson Alvarez
• RHP Anthony DeSclafani
• LHPJustin Nicolino
• C Jeff Mathis
• OF Jake Marisnick

So long, JJ (and the other dudes in the trade: Mark Buehrle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck. Ted and I mostly care about losing Johnson). This one's for you: