The Blue Jays have just DFA’d Gustavo Chacin.
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That would be a far better move than bringing Tubby Wells out of retirement for a third go-around. At the very least he’s young enough to be salvageable.

As long as we’re on the topic of portly southpaws, how about this: The Blue Jays have just DFA’d Gustavo Chacin.

Sure he’s been pretty miserable in AAA this year, but he’s only 27. And just three years ago he finished 5th for AL Rookie of the Year.

baileywalk–Of course the Yankees developed some great talent for the dynasty years. But that talent was heavily supplemented by trades and FA signings–especially in the starting rotation.

Thread hijack alert:

“In another move, the Padres claimed right-handed pitcher Sean Henn off waivers from the Yankees. A corresponding move will be announced later.” – From Padres.com

Given the Padres’ track record at collecting pitchers from other teams and turning them into effective relievers, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Henn bounce back in the NL.

David — Walk-off-the-mound-in-the-World-Series — Wells?
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Sometimes you just can’t go. Kevin Brown gritted it out a year later in game 7 with worse results.

Call him what you want, but Hank is exactly right.
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I guess Andy Pettitte is chopped liver.

Not to mention that their superhuman closer also came from the system. As did their shortstop, catcher and centerfielder, all of whom might say they helped win those rings.

“What sticks out in my mind, that team in the late ’90s, the starting pitching,” he said. “You had [David] Cone, El Duque [Orlando Hernandez], Wells . . . they were all big-game pitchers. They all came from elsewhere – not in the system.

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Call him what you want, but Hank is exactly right.

If David Wells dons pinstripes this year, the season has officially become a joke.

Hankenstein!

David — Walk-off-the-mound-in-the-World-Series — Wells?

This nut didn’t fall very far from the tree.

I think he could probably still do well against certain lineups, but he’s going to get killed against patient teams with power. He wasn’t exactly sparkling in the past two seasons in the NL, so I wouldn’t expect much more than a warm body to pull in some innings. A big warm body.