Jarrod Washburn will be singing with the Seattle Mariners.
He will get a 4 year contract.
He will get $9 million a year.
This is a good deal for Seattle IF they do not trade Centerfielder Jeremy Reed.
Washburn is a flyball pitcher who is quite good when backed up by above average outfield defense in a pitcher's park. Seattle has both of these. If the Mariners replace Raul Ibanez with a better Leftfield glove they will have the perfect recipe for Washburn to reach between 15-20 wins.
I hope all of these wins come against Texas and Oakland.
Washburn has an awful record at Edison Field/Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
So I welcome this signing as a chance to defeat a division foe while our mutual enemies suffer as well.
Plus he is closer to Mike Holmgren, so it brings a little more cheese to espressoville.
Click READ MORE to see what became of the last Angel who went to the Great Green North...
Scott Spiezio signed with Seattle. Soon thereafter, he was divorced by his wife, was cut from the Mariners, began dating a stripper and got a tattoo of her slipping off the short shorts.
He just had to prove that signing with Seattle was not the stupidest thing a guy can do in his life
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I say we sign Spiezio in retaliation
atomburn - December 16, 2005
Maybe Spiezio's girlfriend
Has everyone seen his tatto?Rev Halofan - December 16, 2005
yes...
but it's worth a repost.proletariat - December 16, 2005
DONE!
Rev Halofan - December 17, 2005
Thanks!
proletariat - December 17, 2005
The flyball Washburn is in the past
Washburn has become a balanced pitcher over the last couple of years. His peripherals have collapsed, and the Angels did well to get out of his contract. The M's bloggers are apoplectic about this signing, USS Mariner especially.scareduck - December 16, 2005
Tee hee
That's some funny stuff on the M's blog you linked to, Scareduck. I wonder those people will do if they sign Millwood, too.That seems like a lot of years to ink a guy who's on the downside of his career, but oh well, that's baseball economics for ya.
Jim @ Halos Heaven - December 16, 2005
Nobody pisses and moans quite like a Mariners fan
After a while, they actually start to whine about the fact that something is making them whine.Rev Halofan - December 16, 2005
Jesus...
I can't believe how upset they are about this. I don't get it. They are treating Wash like he is freakin' Jose Lima or something.NPCody - December 17, 2005
BOO HOO HOO
SEATTLE VICTIM COMPLEX:DAMN YOU COURTNEY LOVE.. I mean JARROD WASHBURN...
Rev Halofan - December 17, 2005
I think he'll do well there
Until he gets hurt. Glad he got paid, sorry to see him go to a rival, and real glad it wasn't us paying. He was a great Angel, and embodied the Scioscia Era even while pre-dating it. He'll deserve a serious standing O when he returns.mattwelch - December 20, 2005
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