Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post:
Since the Yankees have been shopping in the vintage aisle, I decided yesterday to check if they had any interest in Carlos Delgado or Jarrod Washburn. They have zero interest in Delgado. They did check into Washburn earlier in the offseason to see if he was returning after missing last year. Matters did not go far. But if Washburn were willing to make like, say, Colon and Garcia and accept a minor-league deal then the Yankees would certainly consider bringing in the lefty. Remember that the Yankees talked to the Mariners about Washburn at the July 2009 trade deadline and found the asking price of a two-man package headed by Austin Jackson too much. Washburn was, instead, traded to Detroit.
It’s cool that Sherman looked to see if the Yankees had any interest in Washburn because I was wondering that myself at points this offseason. He wouldn’t even come close to making up for losing Cliff Lee and wouldn’t even be a guarantee...
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