~~~LOL. Thanks.~~~

It’s time someone put their foot down, and that foot is me.

~~~That’s Sen. Blutarsky … and I’ll take a 0.0 ERA or WHIP, wouldn’t you?~~~

LOL. Thanks.

~~Latin version of ‘Bluto’ Blutarsky.~~

That’s Sen. Blutarsky … and I’ll take a 0.0 ERA or WHIP, wouldn’t you?

For what it’s worth, Joba only pitched 23+ innings last year in the bigs, yet we, including me, are all pretty darn high on him.

Even if we assume that he is a Bluto Blutarsky type, it doesn’t change the fact that Clippard had become expendable by virtue of the fact that Hughes, Chamberlain, Kennedy, and possibly Horne had moved ahead of him on the depth chart. The whole point of stockpiling young arms is to keep the best of them and trade the rest of them. If Bluto ends up sucking, then the Yanks only lost out on a pitcher whose next start in the majors would’ve come if there were at least two or three injuries to the staff. And if Bluto comes and pitches to at least league average, then the Yanks did OK because, as you’ve pointed out, their bullpen cubbard is kind of bare at the moment.

I hope Clippard goes to Washington and does well. But I wouldn’t bet the farm that we’ve sold too low on him. He’s not going to be much more than a #4 type in the bigs. The Yanks were chock full of those last year anyway.

I dunno guys. I can’t shake the feeling that the Yankees just traded for a Latin version of ‘Bluto’ Blutarsky.

I think it may be more statistically valid than it appears on it face Steve.

Nine of his 14.1 innings were versus the Mets and Phillies down the stretch – so its not like he was facing AAAA lineups.

Just by way of observation, his stuff looked pretty good, and for a guy the Yanks clearly had little use for, and given the going rate for middle relief this was a good move.

However, I would have liked to see them maybe deal for Jon Rauch or Saul Rivera if they were going to go after members of the Nationals surprisingly effective bullpen.

Yeah, but the 536 minor league innings with a 438-103 K/BB ratio is a good sample to use.

Or, if you prefer: between AA-AAA-MLB last year, Albaladejo had 75 IP, 68 K, 24 BB, and 6 HR. If his fastball is mid-nineties and he’s got another good pitch, this is a great nothing-for-something pickup on the Yankees perspective, and probably a good deal for the Nationals as well… TyClip has a chance to have a good career in the weaker league, in a division full of pitchers parks.

~~~I’m not saying he’s the second coming, but he’s got a shot at being pretty good.~~~

Based on a September call-up? Facing 51 batters in 14 games? That’s not the best sample to use, is it?

I think the Yankees are chock-full of Tyler Clippard level talent. They need bullpen help and they need it know. Probably could make the case that they sold Clip at a low, but he stood little chance of making a positive contribution as the 9th starter.