The Marlins have already made a huge splash this offseason, adding Hanley Ramirez and Mark Buehrle in free agency. Now, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, they appear close to another blockbuster move.

Sources: #Marlins close to acquiring Carlos Zambrano from #Cubs. #MLB

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Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 04, 2012

Zambrano, 30, has pitched his entire 11-year major league career with the Cubs to date. He had a bad year in 2011, putting up a career-worst 4.82 ERA. He battled minor injuries and also clashed with the Cubs’ organization off the field, even threatening at one point to retire. The team shut him down for the season on Sept. 2.

If they want to move Zambrano and his $91.5 million contract, the Cubs must first get the hefty hurler to waive his no-trade clause. He would likely do so, Rosenthal reports, to play for Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen, a fellow Venezuelan.

In not-entirely-unexpected news, according to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, sources are saying that the Florida (soon to be Miami) Marlins “have made substantial offers to” big-ticket free agents Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes.

The Marlins are expected by many to be big spenders this offseason, as part of a makeover that includes the new name, new logo, and — not incidentally — a new stadium that they would like to fill.

New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle met Wednesday with the Florida Marlins in Miami, according to the team’s president David Samson.

Both players toured the stadium Tuesday, and Reyes was treated to lunch as well.

The Marlins will unveil their new logo and uniform at the stadium Friday, when they will officially become the Miami Marlins, according to the Associated Press. Samson doesn’t expect to sign Reyes prior to that event.