"When Ozzie Guillen was hired to manage the Marlins last Wednesday, he said he heard about a half-dozen players wanted to join him in Miami.

Apparently, Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano is one of them.

Guillen and Zambrano are close friends, who remain in constant contact with each other.

According to the Venezuelan-based El Nacional, Guillen recently spoke by phone to Zambrano about becoming a Marlin.

Zambrano is signed for $18 million with the Cubs in 2012, and he has a vesting option of $19.25 million for '13, if he finishes in the top four in the 2012 Cy Young voting.

So, if the Marlins are to obtain Zambrano, they would have to trade for him. "