Yankees Scouting Joe Blanton

The Bullpen Baker found this 3/17/2008 on www.mlbtraderumors.com [flag]

According to John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle , the Yankees had a scout watching Oakland starter Joe Blanton on Sunday. Blanton, 27, saw his salary escalate to $3.7MM this year as he reached his arbitration years. He'll remain under team control through the 2010 season. The projection would change if Blanton switched to pinstripes, but PECOTA sees a 4.36 ERA in 187 ... [link]

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march of the pecs-uins
Published 3/17/2008 by Becca Hirschman at The Bullpen Baker
... . talks regarding trading joe blanton may or may not be happening behind semi-closed doors, and i've also found out that the team affectionately calls ...

Okay, how about Hughes and Joba for Blanton?
Published 3/21/2008 by Mike A. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... Tim at MLBTR fills us in on a rather extraordinary nugget of info: back when the Yanks were supposedly mulling around the idea of dealing for the A’s Joe Blanton, Billy Beane asked for ...

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