Will Jarrod Washburn Be Dealt?
by Eli Greenspan on Jul 30, 2009 9:37 PM EDT
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PrintMy hat goes off to FOXSports.com Ken Rosenthal, who is still hard at work reporting the latest buzz while most of the other news outlets are quieting down for the night. In the last few minutes, he has updated the situation with Mariners LHP Jarrod Washburn for the umpteenth time today. As of now, it appears the Yankees, Tigers and Brewers are still talking about a deal for him. No one seems to have the inside track and the Mariners haven't signaled a clear intent to trade him. Rosenthal quotes a source,
"The Mariners don't want to send the wrong signs if they trade him," one source says. "It could look like they're giving up."
Just yesterday, the Mariners traded for Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson and RHP Ian Snell. They are six games back in the wild card and 7 1/2 in the AL West. Talks between the Yankees and Mariners were described as being in the "early stages" today, less than 24 hours before the deadline.
Washburn will be a free agent at the end of the season and while Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said they would be open to talks of a contract extension, he also said he was willing to listen to offers. ESPN's Buster Olney shot down a report that the Mariners asked for and were refused Yankees Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes.
As for the Brewers, while it was reported earlier in the week that they had an interest, GM Doug Melvin said they probably wouldn't consider any rental players at this time.
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The Mariners are kidding themselves if they think they’ve got a shot at the playoffs. 6 GB in the Wild Card, behind 3 teams (Boston, Texas, and Tampa Bay). Ian Snell isn’t going to help them close that gap, and they still have too many offensive woes (tied for last in RS, near the bottom in .SLG).
With Washburn as a FA, I’d think trading him is a no brainer. Better to be seen as “giving up” when you have no real chance than to pander to the fans and STILL disappoint them, and then be worse off in the off season by getting draft picks when they could get a much closer to MLB ready bat via trade now.
Full disclosure: I’m a Tigers fan, and would like to see them trade for Washburn to fill that #3 slot (although they have offensive holes of their own to fill…)
We really need to trade Washburn tomorrow, we've got a microscopic chance of making the playoffs.
It’s time to stockpile some talent for 2010.
The Mariners did well at not just letting him go for nothing
last year at the deadline, but they would be foolish to hold on to him now when he could bring in quality prospects. They know that they’re not going to win this year, so why hold on to a piece that won’t help them in the future.
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Mariners
must have been doped up on Marinol if they thought that Washburn is worth Joba or Hughes.
I mean you gotta give em credit for trying tho, but Im sure Cashman had a good laugh on that.
Unless there’s other teams that are willing to trade more, the Yanks probably will get him cuz I do think the M’s will trade him. I don’t know why anyone thinks the M’s are no sellers, when the hell does Jack Wilson and Ian Snell make you a buyer?
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