Yesterday we learned that the Yankees are still considering Kevin Millwood to help round out their rotation. The Bombers might feel compelled to boost their starting five, even after bringing Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon aboard recently. They could also afford the veteran’s $4-5MM price tag – something that other clubs are hesitant over.
The Indians have long been linked to Millwood but would prefer to bring someone in on a minor league deal. A $4-5MM deal would be too rich for their blood but as time passes one has to wonder if the right-hander’s camp might be willing to take less. The 36-year-old also hasn’t ruled out a return to Baltimore and MLBTR’s Ben Nicholson-Smith recently wrote that it would make sense for teams like the Royals, Rockies, and Mariners to join the fray.
SOX.. then they could trade DICE-K for sure
A healthy Dice-K will go a lot further than a healthy Millwood.
I liked Millwood in Baltimore. He started strong and ended strong. He was just injured and really bad in the middle.
But besides that he was a mentor to a few of the young pitchers. Matusz especially raved about what Millwood taught him.
I think FIP was kind to Lackey last year simply because the Green Monster was even kinder. His HR% went down last year but every other peripheral was worse. His B/9 and H/9 were an all-time high and his K/9 were the lowest since 2004. A few more of those doubles of the GM become HRS and his FIP balloons.
Former Brave, where else? Kansas City. Besides, they need someone who resembles an opening day starter.