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Javier Vazquez was 14-10 for the Yankees in 2004. He started 10-5 with a 3.56 ERA that year and made his only All-Star team but faded to a 4-5 record and 6.92 ERA after the break, when he was bothered by an aching shoulder.

Vazquez was dealt to Arizona after the season in the trade that brought Randy Johnson to New York. Following a year with the Diamondbacks, he spent three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, where manager Ozzie Guillen said he hadn’t been a big-game pitcher.

“I don’t really want to get into, you know, Ozzie said this or whatever,” said Vazquez, who has a 142-139 record and 4.19 ERA in 12 seasons.

He will make $11.5 million next year and can become a free agent after the season. New York’s top four starters will combine for $64 million in payroll — more than four teams paid their entire rosters last season.

With the trade and including the not-yet-finalized signing of Nick Johnson, the Yankees’ payroll stands at $200.9 million for 16 signed players. The trade allows Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes to remain in the bullpen.

“There’s a whole domino effect that this one transaction actually has through our 12-man pitching staff,” Cashman said.

Cabrera had been the Yankees’ starting center fielder for most of the last three seasons. After losing the job to Gardner during spring training this year, he quickly regained it and hit .274 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs, helping the Yankees win the World Series for the first time since 2000. But he has a .239 postseason average with just six RBIs in 67 at-bats.

A versatile switch-hitter, Cabrera made $1,425,000 last season and is eligible for free agency after the 2012 season.

“He has the ability to play all three outfield positions,” Wren said. “He’s just the perfect complement for the way we like to play the game.”

Logan, acquired by the Braves from the White Sox in the Vazquez trade last December, was 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA in 20 relief appearances. He held left-handers to a .231 average and figures to fill the hole created by the departure of Phil Coke, sent to Detroit in a deal that brought New York center fielder Curtis Granderson.

The 24-year-old Dunn had a combined 99 strikeouts in 73 1-3 innings at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton, going 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 38 relief appearances. He made his major league debut on Sept. 4 and had a 6.75 ERA in four appearances.

Vizcaino, who is 19, was 2-4 with a 2.13 ERA at Class-A Staten Island, striking out 52 in 42 1-3 innings. With the deal, Atlanta freed up payroll to acquire a power hitter.

“We’ve been focused on that all offseason,” Wren said.

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