Jarrod Washburn Placed on Waivers

If i was Yankees GM Brian Cashman i would go and try to make a trade for Washburn. The Yankees need another good pitcher in their rotation. I would offer the Mariners Ian Kennedy and 1 or 2 minor league prospects for Jarrod. I feel that he would be a plus for their rotation. Because right now the rotation has 2 rookies in it that are struggling. Adding Mr. Washburn would be a great idea i think.

YankeeFan

What? You serious? He was just put on waivers! I'd say a rasner for washburn yankees take the contract sounds about right. The mariners need to understand the orioles fleeced them it suck I know but other teams are not that stupid. Washburn is a salary dump and if you can get a c-level or evn if you are lucky b-level prospect then you do that right away. Maybe a guy like eric duncan.

Joe, im not serious. Your right Kennedy and prospects is a little bit to much. I just want the Yankees to get him so i was over pricing.

Yankeefan - are you really "Guru" in disguise?? LOL!! (joking)

There is NO way on earth they will offer Kennedy and 1-2 prospects. Two weeks ago they wouldn't even offer ONE C grader...why would they all of a sudden offer a top prospect PLUS 2 others??

Players go on waivers for one reason only...salary dump. Maybe the m0r0n M's management FINALLY got the memo that what they were asking for Washburn was laughable.

Secondly, if the Yankees scoffed at giving them Christian or Garner....and said take Igawa or forget it...why the F would they decide to give up a 23 year old top 5 pitching prospect two weeks later?? DUH!!

Please get SOME assemblance of a clue dude. You really make it waaaay too easy for everyone on here to body slam you. You make these insane proposals that make ZERO sense...and then when people call you on it, you tell everyone they're stupid and that you know everything...even after 87 people prove you wrong hourly.

PS - The Village Idiot clearly FAILS to understand the waiver process. He is on waivers because he SUCKED this year, not lived up to his contract and the M's DON'T want to pay him anymore. That is called a SALARY DUMP you F'ing idiot!!! Why would the Yankees do ANYTHING but take his salary??? That is what they offered to do a few weeks ago and your moron GM passed. Now you can eat his sh!tty contract for the rest of this year AND next.

Even if the Yankees miss the playoffs for the first time in 14 years...and that IS a possibility right now...they WILL NOT sacrifice a rookie they like to overpay for a crappy overpaid vet who's 5-11 4.76 making 10 MILL.

If you knew how to read...ANY team that has spoken to the M's about Washburn was LAUGHED at your moron GM's requests. You are the only slaphead in the world who doesn't get this!

JJyankeesfan2-

P.S i just created this account a few days ago

Just because a player clears waivers does not mean he sucks. If you look at the list from last year you will see that.

Below is ERA, WHIP, and K/9. 5 of the players make up the current Yankee rotation. I have Washburn slotted as the #3.

Moose: 3.27 / 1.20 / 6.16
Pettite: 4.34 / 1.35 / 6.99
Washburn: 4.76 / 1.48 / 5.25
Ponson: 4.73 / 1.58 / 3.82
Rasner: 5.28 / 1.55 / 5.59
Kennedy: 8.17 / 1.92 / 6.13

The statistical difference between the current #2 starter (Pettite) and Washburn is completely insignificant. To suggest that Washburn doesn't offer some form of an upgrade is just silly.

Since the end of May Washburns ERA has dropped nearly 2 full runs. He has had 13 starts over that span. He has given up more than 4 runs just once. Over Rasner's last 13 starts he has surrendered more than 4 runs in 4 games. How different would the Yankees look now with an extra 3 wins?

Washburn is no ace. However, he is a decent starter that would be a significant upgrade over their current offerings. If this were another team then his salary would be an issue. But, we are talking about the Yanks. What's another $3m this year plus $10m next year?

If the Yanks want to make the post season they need to upgrade their rotation. Right now Washburn is the best available option to do just that.

Washburn will not get them in the postseason. He's a good #4 or #5 but is overpaid. It's not just 3mill this year and ten next which no matter if it's the yankees or not is crap load of meny for an above average #5! They would also have to worry about the amount of luxury tax. It's not I repeat not worth the investment. Maybe if you guys say it enough you'll convince yourselves but man almost no one agrees. No team wil give up anything of value and pay 13 million! OKay nobody. It's a dump with if you're lucky a c-level guy or you keep him.

Oh man, oh man! You might be able to get Brian Anderson if you take all of washburn's contract for this year and the white sox get stuck with it for next year. I would almost guarantee he passes through without anything happening.

Good pick up by the Sox, gave up Paolo Orlando, so pretty much nothing. I think he'll replace Boone and either another SP will be coming or Carrasco becomes a 5 inning 5th starter.

I see the Village Idiot was at it again at 4AM because he has ZERO LIFE. What a shocker!

Funny that the best you can do when I'm not around is hammer me on a typo (Garner to Gardner). Geeee....heavy stuff! See, I don't have the time you do to type out 98 paragraphs of useless info and idiotic opinion. I type and then work or go about my business. So there may just be a typo here and there.

Bottom line about your beloved Washboard is what me and EVERYONE else stated after me: HE IS ON WAIVERS BECAUSE HE'S A SALARY DUMP. THAT IS WHAT THE WAIVER PROCESS IS FOR!! If he was any good or remotely lived up to his bloated contract, he wouldn't have been placed on waivers. You should be glad to get a large pizza back if someone pays his ridiculous salary...let alone a top 5 prospect in Kennedy (and that meant in the Yankee Organization you F'in slaphead) PLEASE get a clue dude. There isn't one poster on here that doesn't roll their eyes when they see your name.

You work nights Village Idiot? I didn't realize Burger King was open 24 hours a day?!

You can keep coming back on here to try to get the last word and prentend that ANYONE on here thinks you're anything but a total joke...but it doesn't change the fact that you are most mocked poster on this board. Not a single person that comes on here regularly hasn't slammed you for your idiotic and rambling 57 page diatribes of bullsheet.

"Don't lash out at me because your team hasn't bought a championship in almost a decade, go blame the players who SUCK"!!

Funny....in every post you brag how your team and owner have just as much money as the Yankees...but your team has never won ANYTHING while the Yankees have been in 6 of the last 12 World Series while winning 4. YOUR team certainly tried to buy a title with Bedard, Beltre, Washburn, Sexson, etc...How did that work for your LAST PLACE team??? I guess that's why you're a jealous little child who feels the need to chime in on anything to do with the Yankees. Either that...or it's true what that other poster said, "Guru only comes on here now because he's so F'ing stupid he got booted from the M's board"! LOL!!!

Dude....go back to the Abreu chat, scroll down and see where at least 12 different people called you a F'ing idiot....just like EVERY board. You can pretend like you have a clue or a friend, but you obviously have NEITHER. This latest crock of sheet is the reason why. Not a damn thing you write makes one ounce of sense whatsoever.

I already showed you where the Yankees farm system was ranked. (#5) Their AAA team is in FIRST place and has the best record in the LEAGUE. Their AA team is in first place and has the best record in the LEAGUE. Even when I give you facts, you still reply with blind stupidity and throw the M's back in my face like they aren't the joke of baseball.

I've clearly wasted enough time arguing with a moron who has the baseball IQ of a girl scout. Find someone else's time to waste little boy.