Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson To Blue Jays In "Epic Trade"

Well, let's follow the timeline, shall we?

Source: #BlueJays on verge of acquiring Josh Johnson from #Marlins. Deal could be even larger than that.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 13, 2012

Buerhle headed to #BlueJays along with Josh Johnson, sources tell me and @jonmorosi.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

Yunel Escobar and Hechavarria part of package going from #BlueJays to #Marlins. Monster deal.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

#BlueJays and #Marlins are in midst of EPIC trade right now, sources say. And I mean EPIC.

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 13, 2012

Jose Reyes could - repeat, could - be part of this. Two shortstops - Escobar, Hechavarria - going from #BlueJays to #Marlins.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

Inclusion of Reyes unconfirmed. What we know: Buerhle and Josh Johnson to #BlueJays. Escobar, Hechavarria to #Marlins. And more both ways.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

Blue Jays payroll doubling with one GIGANTIC BLOCKBUSTER with Marlins

— JIM BOWDEN (@JimBowdenESPNxm) November 13, 2012

Summation of the forthcoming Jays-Miami deal: Just about everybody making money is going to Toronto.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 13, 2012

Confirmed to #Marlins thus far by me and @jonmorosi. Escobar, Hechavarria, H. Alvarez, Nicolino.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

Confirmed to #Marlins thus far by me and @jonmorosi. Escobar, Hechavarria, H. Alvarez, Nicolino.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 13, 2012

So, from what I can tell, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, and possibly Jose Reyes are going from the Marlins to the Blue Jays in what may end up going down as one of the single largest firesales that professional baseball has ever seen. For the record, Buehrle, Johnson, and Reyes are collectively owed $157.75 million.

The Miami Marlins opened their new stadium less than nine months ago.