Word from Buster Olney via ESPN Radio today is that the Yankees are "strongly considering" a trade with the Mariners that would send Kei Igawa and a minor league prospect, not a top prospect, for Jarrod Washburn. Washburn is having a decent year with 110 IP, 4.75 era, and a 1.482 WHIP. That being said I would consider him an upgrade over Rasner or Ponson depending who pitches worse. Washburn is 33 yrs old and is set to make $10.35 million next year, the last year of his contract.
Personally I would not make this deal. Although we can all agree Kei Igawa is useless, we do not need Washburn, who is an old 33, making over $10 million next year and clogging up the rotation for guys like Dan McCutchen and Alan Horne. The Yankees' problems this year can not be solved by adding a mediocre pitcher like Washburn, it would take a lot more then that. It is also fair to say that Washburn, who's WHIP has been increasing since 2002, will just continue to decline this year and next. The Yankees problem is that they are too old and that is something that Cashman has been trying to change. Adding Washburn is not the answer and if Rasner pitches poorly tonight and Ponson pitches poorly his next outing I think the Yankees would be better off bringing up McCutchen to see what they have and giving Ohlendorf a look as a starter in the big leagues to see what he can bring to the table. Let's give our young guys a shot before we make a deal that would not have a significant impact on the team.
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From the looks of things washburn isn't an upgrade over either ponson or rasner. Especially for that money. Lay off ponson, start ripping into melky he's playing like shit.
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