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Jarrod Washburn Discusses The Future
MLB.com's Jim Street talked to free agent lefty Jarrod Washburn recently. Washburn, a 35-year-old Scott Boras client, posted a 3.78 ERA in 176 innings this year for the Mariners and Tigers. A few highlights from their chat:
- Back in Spring Training, Washburn was planning to retire after the '09 season. He wasn't enjoying the game anymore. However, Washburn's improved performance and the Mariners' clubhouse chemistry ended the retirement plans.
- Washburn will be ready for Spring Training 2010 after having his knee cleaned out surgically. He said the knee limited him with the Tigers, for whom he posted a 7.33 ERA in 43 innings.
- Washburn says the Mariners are "definitely toward the top of my list." His desired contract length is unknown, except that he doesn't want to play for another four years. It's not known whether the Mariners want him back. SI's Jon Heyman expects the Brewers to be in the mix; Washburn was born in Wisconsin.
- Washburn's performance with the Tigers pushed him out of Type B status, so there's no reason for them to offer arbitration.
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Four years? Good luck. I think Washburn will be lucky to get a 2 yr incentive-laden deal. Not only does MLB trend towards younger guys at the expense of older players who still have gas in the tank (Kenny Lofton, for example), but Washburn is coming off a terrible 2nd half of the season and knee surgery. He'll find a job somewhere next year, but probably not for the dollars or years he thinks he'll get.
Posted by: huzzah | November 02, 2009 at 02:27 PM
Meh, no reason for him to be back in Seattle. Someone will come callin', looking for a starter eventually.
Posted by: killak | November 02, 2009 at 02:31 PM
I'd like to see Wash on a team in the NL, like the Pirates, Nationals. He could really be a leader to their young rotations. And in the AAAA, he'd probably do really well. He's already got a ring.
Posted by: Monkeyspanked | November 02, 2009 at 02:33 PM
Unless teams look at his 2nd half seriously someone is going to overpay. He was overpaid during his last contract thanks to Bill Bavasi. Fortunately there aren't that many gullible GM's left. That said, he'll land somewhere pitching starved for about $6 million bucks (again, unless someone overpays).
Posted by: pageian | November 02, 2009 at 02:37 PM
I think he goes to Milwaukie for hometown end of career deal for 1 to 2 yrs or he returns to Seattle for similar deal. Reading the Seattle papers, he has a very good relationship with Adair (pitching) and Wettland (bullpen)coaches and they are back. Not to mention he really likes catcher Rob Johnson, who should still be with club. As long as Boras is realistic I could see him in Seattle, which would not be bad. Safeco help a lot of his long fly balls turn into outs vs HR's. And Franklin Gutierrez also turns most of the doubles into outs as well.
Posted by: baseball2044 | November 02, 2009 at 02:48 PM
Washburn discusses "the" future?
Jarrod, whats next weeks lotto numbers?
Posted by: PL | November 02, 2009 at 02:50 PM
"Four years? Good luck. I think Washburn will be lucky to get a 2 yr incentive-laden deal."
Uh...he DOESN'T want a 4-year deal.... A 2 year deal is what he's looking for. It's right there in the summary; you don't even have to read the actual article.
As for the M's, thanks, but no thanks. At least not for Boras money. I'd give him 5 or 6, but you know Boras will try to squeeze 10 out at the very least.
Posted by: willardthegreat | November 02, 2009 at 02:56 PM
If you guys read, he says he doesn't want another four years.
Posted by: kcatlantis | November 02, 2009 at 03:28 PM
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Brewers sign him to a one or two year deal. Doug Melvin seems to be fascinated by him.
I will be pissed if they give him much more than $5 million a year...and also if they sign him and keep Looper around. A staff full of #5 type pitchers will not get them back to the playoffs.
Posted by: Invader3K | November 02, 2009 at 04:21 PM
"I will be pissed if they give him much more than $5 million a year...and also if they sign him and keep Looper around."
You should be pissed if they keep Looper around in general, $6M for that kind of performance is a joke, especially for a team with their financial limitations.
"A staff full of #5 type pitchers will not get them back to the playoffs."
Yovani Gallardo and his 3.78 xFIP would certainly take offense to being called a #5 type pitcher.
Posted by: scribbletone | November 02, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Ive heard from people that know Washburn personaly that the Brewers or Mariners are his top choices, because he is attached to both places.
Posted by: iloveWa | November 02, 2009 at 05:52 PM
"Yovani Gallardo and his 3.78 xFIP would certainly take offense to being called a #5 type pitcher."
Oh, no doubt. He has the potential to be a true ace down the line (he isn't there yet).
That said, a rotation consisting of some combination of Gallardo, plus Suppan, Looper, Parra, Bush, and Washburn will absolutely not cut it next season. Other than Gallardo, the rest of the Brewers rotation was basically at or below replacement level this past season.
Posted by: Invader3K | November 03, 2009 at 09:15 AM