The Yankees have been scouring the market for a starting pitcher, but so far that search has turned up a lot of bad pitchers. Apparently they are looking into another – Jeremy Bonderman, according to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports.
Bonderman, 28, has spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. His career ERA+ is just 90. His career strikeout rate, 7.1 isn’t bad, but he hasn’t come close to that number in years putting up just a 5.9 K/9 in 2010 and a 4.4 K/9 in 2009.
This is a guy the Yankees should avoid like the plague. While he may technically be low risk there is almost no reward. He’s only had two seasons with an ERA+ above 100 and out of those two season only 2006 where he had a 112 ERA+ (14-8, 4.08 ERA) was he even remotely impressive. Since 2006 he hasn’t been at all impressive. He has dealt with shoulder problems and hasn’t thrown 200 innings since putting up a 5.19 ERA since that time.
It’s really hard to imagine that he wou...
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