Jarrod Washburn and Raul Ibanez have been claimed on waivers. There has been a lot of conflicting reports out there on this but Ken Rosenthal has the scoop, saying both players have indeed been claimed. Washburn was not claimed by the Yankees. The Mariners have until tomorrow to work out a trade with whatever team […]

KOMO radio has reported that Jose Vidro has finally been DFA’d. All I have to say is it’s about damn time. No longer will we have to watch the worst hitter in baseball bat in the middle of the order. No word yet on who will take his place on the roster but my money is on […]

Jim Street has an interesting blurb at mlblogs:
With the clocking ticking towards the Thursday afternoon non-waiver trade deadline, the Mariners reportedly are considering deals that would include left-handed pitcher Jarrod Washburn (Yankees), third baseman Adrian Beltre (Rays) and left fielder Raul Ibanez (Mets).
This is the first I have heard of this rumor. You might be thinking […]

ESPN News Ticker has said that a deal between the Yankees and Mariners for Washburn is close to happening but it did not say who else was in the deal. Updates when they come out.
 
UPDATE: FSN has said the deal is Washburn and Vidro for Melky Cabrera and Kei Igawa. This is a great deal for the […]

According to Buster Olney [via MLBTR] the Yankees are “taking a serious look at Seattle lefty Jarrod Washburn”. This is great news for the Mariners as it seems Washburn’s recent run of success has made him not only just tradeable but wanted by other teams. The M’s might be able to get a team to take on most of […]

This is something that I have never seen before. As Geoff Baker points out Erik Bedard went on ESPN radio in Philadelphia and gave an interview. This adds fuel to the fire of the Phillies wanting him. Bedard even sounded like he wanted to be traded as you can listen to his interview here. Bedard also […]

AL
C Joe Mauer
1B Kevin Youkilis
2B Dustin Pedroia
SS Derek Jeter
3B Alex Rodriguez
OF Ichiro Suzuki
OF Manny Ramirez
OF Josh Hamilton
DH David Ortiz (Milton Bradley takes his spot)
SP Cliff Lee
NL
C Geovany Soto
1B Lance Berkman
2B Chase Utley
SS Hanley Ramirez
3B Chipper Jones
OF Alfonso Soriano
OF Kosuke Fukudome
OF Ryan Braun
SP Brandon Webb
There are more deserving starters then Pedroia, Jeter, Ichiro, Manny, Soto, Soriano, […]