Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 15, 2006
Mussina Reups

The New York Post reports that Mike Mussina signed a two-years, $22.5 million contract with the Yankees:

With Mike Mussina re-upping to fall in between ace Chien-Ming Wang and Randy Johnson, if he is healthy, the Yankees have shown an interest in Seattle free agent Gil Meche and are entertaining the possibility of using newly-acquired Humberto Sanchez in a trade for an established starter.

The right-handed Meche would fill in the slot at the back end of the rotation, a slot Phil Hughes won't be ready for until at least June and that Carl Pavano can't be counted on to help at all.

According to several industry Sources, Mussina, 38 next month, and the Yankees have agreed to a two-year deal worth $22.5 million after he went 15-7 with a 3.51 ERA in 32 starts.

It's a perfectly reasonable amount for Mike. He's basically a solid #2 starter at this point. Meche is slated for the back of the rotation, where he belongs. He's solid, not great, not bad. He's been greatly helped by the ballpark in Seattle however. He's had success in Yankee Stadium, so we might expect the same type of home/road split.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:49 AM | Pitchers | TrackBack (0)
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