Pitcher Mark Buehrle was traded to the Blue Jays after posting a 3.74 ERA in his lone season with the Marlins. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The day after the Marlins officially completed their shocking trade with the Toronto Blue Jays, starting pitcher Mark Buehrle and agent Jeff Berry issued a joint statement criticizing the Marlins for their handling of Buehrle’s contract, reports the Sun-Sentinel.

The 33-year-old lefty signed a four-year, $58 million deal before the 2012 season, but was traded after just one year in Miami along with high-salaried stars Josh Johnson and Jose Reyes.

Buehrle’s desire to reunite with former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen played a large role in his decision to sign. Guillen was fired after one season.

Buehrle and Berry’s statement indicated that the team had assured him that the pitcher would remain in Miami long term.

“I’m upset with how things turned out in Miami,” Buehrle said. “Just like the fans in South Florida, I was lied to on multiple occasions. But I’m putting it behind me and looking forward to moving on with my career.”

“In an off-season of change and uncertainty, the overriding factor in Mark’s signing with Miami was Ozzie Guillen and the level of comfort his presence provided Mark and his family,” Berry said in his statement. “While the Marlins were the highest bidder, baseball had already made Mark a wealthy man, so money was far from the most important factor in his decision.

“Throughout the recruiting process, the Marlins made repeated assurances about their long-term commitment to Mark and his family and their long-term commitment to building a winning tradition of Marlins baseball in the new stadium. This was demonstrated by their already completed signings of Ozzie, Heath Bell and Jose Reyes.

The Miami Herald reported earlier this week that Jose Reyes was also “shocked” by the move because he had also been told he would not be traded, according to his agent.

Owner Jeffrey Loria and president David Samson have slashed the Marlins payroll. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Two of the five Marlins traded to Toronto in a controversial blockbuster deal claim the team broke verbal no-trade promises, according to sources in a report by Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com.

The Marlins do not award no-trade clauses, but club officials, while recruiting Jose Reyes and Mark Buerhle as free agents last offseason, assured both players that they would not be moved, sources said.

Buehrle knew the Marlins’ history of dumping high-priced players, and it concerned him, according to a friend. Team president David Samson, however, told both Buehrle and his wife, Jamie, that the team was committed to a long-term vision, sources said.

The Buehrles have two children — a son, Braden, 5, and a daughter, Brooklyn, 3. They also own a 2-year-old pit bull, Slater. The province of Ontario, where Toronto is located, bans pit bulls.

Samson did not respond to a FoxSports.com request to comment on the specifics of this story. Neither did Buerhle’s agent, Jeff Berry.

A source close to Reyes, asked if the shortstop also received verbal assurances from the Marlins that he would not be traded, responded, “The answer is yes. A vehement yes.”

Buehrle and Reyes are part of a proposed 12-player trade between the Marlins and Jays that still must be approved by commissioner Bud Selig. The trade will slash more than $90 million from the Marlins’ 2013 payroll.

Mark Buehrle has agreed to terms on a four-year, $58 million contract with the Miami Marlins, according to ESPN’s Jim Bowden.

The signing marks the third major deal made by the Marlins over the course of the past week, having already signed National League batting champion Jose Reyes to a six-year, $106 million deal and closer Heath Bell to a three-year, $27 million contract. Buehrle will now join a rotation featuring Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, Anibal Sanchez, and Chris Volstad.

Last season, the 32-year-old posted a 13-9 record for the Chicago White Sox with a 3.59 ERA in 205.1 innings pitched. Over the course of his 12-year-career with Chicago, he has averaged a 15-11 record with a 3.83 ERA in an average 233 innings of work.

It was reported earlier today that the Marlins considered themselves out of the running for top free-agent Albert Pujols, and that as a result they would turn their attention toward pitching. It is also believed that the team has offered free-agent starter C.J. Wilson a six-year deal. It is unknown whether that deal is still on the table after the Buehrle signing.

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.