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Discussion: NL teams for Kei Igawa?

Kei Igawa, posing for a picture at Yankee Stadium (MLB.com)
Kei Igawa, posing for a picture at Yankee Stadium (MLB.com)

Kei Igawa put up respectable numbers in his third Triple-A season for the New York Yankees. This season, the Yankees really didn't have any use for him, so they shelved his big contract in Scranton where he posted a 4.15 ERA in 26 appearances. In his three seasons in Triple-A, he is 29-18 with a 3.76 ERA in 63 appearances.

So here's the question, would Kei Igawa be better suited in the National League?

Playing in a spacious National League stadium, could Igawa serve as a an innings eater similar to a Doug Davis type?

A team like the Astros or Padres could benefit from his ability to eat up innings, especially if he finds succcess there. Would you want your team to take a chance on Kei Igawa, with two years and eight million left on his contract.