3 PITCHERS THE YANKEES SHOULD CONSIDER

This off season is no question “unusual” for the New York Yankees, and while it’s clear Cashman and Co. are counting their money for next winter’s off-season free agent market consisting of guys like Matt Cain and Cole Hamels, there are 3 guys that Bleeding Yankee Blue feels could be useful starters at low cost… especially if we’re going that route anyway.

Paul Maholm: Don’t dismiss this. It’s clear to many that as hard as the Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to get Maholm back, he’s not biting, according to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review…Read HERE. Maholm is only 29 years old and posted a 3.66 ERA last year. No idea how moving from the NL to AL will translate for him, but he’s a beefy lefty and I would welcome him fighting for a rotation spot this spring. We wrote PAUL MAHOLM: A LEFTY TO THINK ABOUT before many thought about him. Hey, he may not be Yu Darvish, but he could be a pleasant surprise.

Bartolo Colon: It’s obvious, but let’s face facts, he was reliable, a surprise in 2011 and he, Russell Martin and Rothschild are familiar with each other. If we’re not going to spend big and not going to part with the kids, Bartolo Colon should come back to the Bronx. Last year Colon was 8-10 4.00 ERA, 164.1 innings and 135 strikeouts and had a very impressive summer, he did however break down like many predicted and has a stint on the DL. But, nothing wrong with going back to that well though, especially if that’s the new way the Yankees roll.

Rich Harden: We believe that Harden is a diamond in the rough here at Bleeding Yankee Blue and if you don’t believe me, read this extensive post titled WHY RICH HARDEN'S A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. We like Harden. Ken Rosenthal says that Harden is now starting to get interest from different teams, read HERE. No doubt the Yankees are checking him out as well, but not sure how much they’d need to spend to lure him to New York. Last season Harden posted a 4-4 record and 5.12 ERA. He went 82.2 innings last year.

Look Ladies and Gentlemen, these guys may not the best scenerio for our New York Yankees, but it’s the best scenerio we've got right now. But, what do you think? Comment and let us know.

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