The New York Yankees have made an offer to the Seattle Mariners for left-hander Jarrod Washburn. According to a major-league source, the package includes an average prospect, plus the absorption of nearly all of the money remaining on Washburn’s contract. The Mariners spoke to Washburn Friday on about waiving his no-trade clause to the Yankees. The escalation in trade talks since then indicates that the pitcher is willing to pitch in New York. But at the moment, the Mariners want more than the Yankees are willing to give.
Washburn, who turns 34 on Aug. 13, is owed the remainder of his $9.85 million salary for this season, plus $10.35 million next season. Teams that take on that much salary rarely are willing to part with top prospects in the same trade.
The addition would give the Yankees a superior alternative to right-hander Darrell Rasner in their rotation. Washburn has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all but one of his last eight starts.
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