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Holy shit. Ichiro has been traded to the New York Yankees for right handed pitchers DJ Mitchell and Danny Farquhar, according to almost every baseball source there is, including the Mariners. The Mariners have given the Yankees significant cash, per Ken Rosenthal.
My immediate reaction is "WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW THIS IS AWESOME." But that being said, I don't know anything about Mitchell or Farquhar, or the details of the cash the M's paid the Yankees.
DJ Mitchell is 6-4 with a 5.04 ERA so far this season in 14 AAA starts. He has 72 strikeouts against 29 walks and has a .261 batting average against. He's 6 feet, 160 pounds, went to Clemson, and is 25.
Danny Farquhar has pitched in three major league games and really sucked, so he's been in the minors mostly. In 208 minor league appearances he's 14-17 with a 3.06 ERA. This season, he's 2-3 with a 3.33 ERA in 32 games. He's a reliever, with zero career starts, and apparently he's a sidearm guy. Should be interesting.
Regardless, Ichiro is gone. The Mariners have his contract off the books for good, and nobody can re-sign him or anything stupid like that. The organization has moved on like we all knew they should, but thought they wouldn't. Good for Jack Z, but even better for Chuck Armstrong and Howard Lincoln. Maybe we don't have to trade them after all. More to come later.
Ichiro was surrendered for nothing. There is no value in Farquhar and Mitchell was going to be a spot starter for the Yankees. Might be a pitcher like Noesi. Haha. Here's a nice look at Mitchell from Stirring Straw: http://www.stirringstraw.com/2011/12/top-20-in-depth-20-dj-mitchell-rhp.html (You're welcome.)
ReplyDeleteIchiro was traded more to avoid an awkward political situation at the end of this year that could have resulted in a resign (terrible decision) or him leaving. Now he has a chance to get a ring, we don't have to spend much more money on him and maybe Mitchell becomes the net Chien Ming Wong and Farquhar the next David Robertson (More like novel thing to laugh at how weird he is). This trade was more about getting Ichiro out with his dignity than what we got in return.
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